Teutoburg Forest

Teutoburg Forest
Teutoburg Forest [toi΄tō̂ boor΄gər vält′to͞ot′ə bʉrg΄, tyo͞ot′ə bʉrg΄]
region of low, forested mountains, mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: highest point, c. 1,500 ft (457 m): Ger. name Teutoburger Wald [toi΄tō̂ boor΄gər vält′]

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Range of forested hills, northern Germany.

It was the scene of a battle in AD 9 in which German tribes defeated the Roman legions, thus establishing the Rhine River as the German-Latin border. The Hermannsdenkmal, a colossal statue commemorating the battle, stands outside Detmold. There are numerous health and holiday resorts in the forest's small hill towns.

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      westernmost escarpment of the Weser Hills (Weserbergland) in northeastern North Rhine-Westphalia (North Rhine–Westphalia) Land (state), northern Germany. Its wooded limestone and sandstone ridges curve from the Ems River valley southeastward in an arc approximately 60 miles (100 km) long and 4 to 6 miles (6.5 to 9.5 km) wide around the north and northeast sides of the Münsterland basin. The highest point in the Teutoburg Forest, the Velmerstot, rises to an elevation of 1,535 feet (468 m) at the southeastern end where the range meets the Egge Mountains. The city of Bielefeld, a diversified industrial centre most famous for its linen textiles, is situated at an important pass through the hills. The Hermannsdenkmal, a colossal metal statue built in the 19th century to commemorate the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (fought AD 9), in which Germanic tribes led by Arminius (German: Hermann) annihilated three Roman legions, stands outside Detmold on the northeastern slope. Numerous health and holiday resorts are established in the small hill towns situated among beech and spruce forests.

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