Porta Westfalica
The Porta Westfalica, also known as the Westphalian Gap, is a gorge and water gap where the Weser river breaks through the passage between the mountain chains of the Wiehen Hills in the west and the Weser Hills in the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Gut Oheimb and Evangelische Kirche Holzhausen.
Evangelische Kirche Holzhausen
Church
Photo: Grugerio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Evangelische Kirche Holzhausen is a church.
Schalksburg
Archaeological site
Photo: Matthäus Merian the Elder, Public domain.
Schalksburg is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vennebeck and Neesen.
Vennebeck
Village
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Vennebeck is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Porta Westfalica.
Neesen
Suburb
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Neesen is a suburb, which is situated 4 km north of Porta Westfalica.
Holtrup
Village
Photo: Gwexter, Public domain.
Holtrup is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Porta Westfalica.
Porta Westfalica
- Type: Locality with 36,400 residents
- Description: valley in Minden-Lübbecke District, Germany
- Categories: canyon and geotope
- Location: Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Porta Westfalica” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Porta Westfalica”
- Czech: “Brána do Vestfálska”
- Czech: “Porta Westfalica”
- Estonian: “Porta Westfalica (kuristik)”
- Estonian: “Porta Westfalica”
- French: “Porta Westfalica”
- French: “Porte de la Westphalie”
- French: “Porte de Westphalie”
- German: “Porta Westfalica”
- German: “Weserscharte”
- German: “Westfälische Pforte”
- Polish: “Brama Westfalska”
- Polish: “Porta Westfalica”
- Romanian: “Porta Westfalica”
- Russian: “Вестфальские ворота”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hux Höhe and Porta Westfalica station.
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