| Velmerstot | |
|---|---|
 Lippische Velmerstot and its memorial | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 468 m above sea level (NN) (1,535 ft) |
| Prominence | 120 m ↓ West ofNeuenheerse[1] |
| Isolation | 25.6 km → Köterberg (Lippe Uplands) |
| Coordinates | 51°50′00″N8°57′13″E / 51.8333333°N 8.95361°E /51.8333333; 8.95361 |
| Geography | |
  Velmerstot | |
| Parent range | Eggegebirge |
TheVelmerstot is the northernmost and highest hill in theEggegebirge ridge in the German state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia. It has two summits, the Prussian Velmerstot (Preußische Velmerstot) (468 m), which lies on the territory ofSteinheim-Sandebeck in the county ofHöxter, and the Lippe Velmerstot (Lippische Velmerstot) (51°50′26″N8°37′16″E / 51.84056°N 8.62111°E /51.84056; 8.62111, 441 m), which is located in the county ofLippe. The whole hill is part of theTeutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park.
During theCold War, the hill had aNATO and Dutch air defence installations; they left by 1994 and the installations were torn down in 2002/03.
