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A photograph of the construction workers shows the deep cutting into the hard rock forming the Egge; the photograph was taken soon after the cutting was made all the way through on 1 June 1926. Heimat- und
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The steep northern slopes of the Eggen are predominantly forested; the woods cover an area of around 1,300 hectares. Whilst in the north the forest boundary extends as low as
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The ridge runs parallel to the main crest of the Wiehen at a distance of around two to three kilometres from it and between the villages of
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of the same name that is situated in the far east of the ridge and is a popular tourist destination. Before it to the west is the
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The summits of the Egge have, like almost all the hills in the Wiehen, an elongated crest, which are also called
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The pass above the town of Preußisch
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in the west of the Egge. At the same time there is a parcel of arable land north of
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View of the Egge from Glösinghausen. Foreground right: the
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295:1000 Jahre Börninghausen 993 - 1993.
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151:Balkenkamp,
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351:Categories
321:52°17′19″N
279:2011-08-13
246:References
238:is called
113:Horst Höhe
109:Neue Mühle
76:Durchbruch
357:Bad Essen
324:8°29′23″E
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145:with its
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117:Die Egge
102:Geisberg
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