Wartturm
The Wartturm is an observation tower in the Wiehen Hills on the Wurzelbrink, a wooded hill that, at 319 metres, is the second highest in this hill range.Photo: Sail over, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wurzelbrink and Meesenkopf.
Wurzelbrink
Peak
Photo: FalkOberdorf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wurzelbrink is a hill south of Lübbecke which, at 318 m above NN, is the second highest peak in the Wiehen Hills in north Germany. Immediately to the south is the no less majestic Kniebrink.
Meesenkopf
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Meesenkopf, also called the Mesenkopf, is a hill in the Wiehen range, south of the town of Lübbecke in Northern Germany. Whilst not particularly prominent, the hill is historically significant as the site of a medieval castle.
Gut Obernfelde
Castle
Photo: TUBS, Public domain.
Gut Obernfelde is a castle, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Wartturm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Obermehnen and Gehlenbeck.
Obermehnen
Suburb
Obermehnen is a village in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the county of Minden-Lübbecke. The village belongs administratively to the town of Lübbecke.
Gehlenbeck
Suburb
Gehlenbeck is a village in the East Westphalian borough of Lübbecke in the county of Minden-Lübbecke in North Germany. The former clustered village is the second most populous village today in the borough. Gehlenbeck is situated 3½ km northeast of Wartturm.
Wartturm
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: Historical Watchtower in Germany
- Categories: observation tower, tower, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Lübbecke, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, Teutoburg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.28296° or 52° 16′ 59″ northLongitude
8.61515° or 8° 36′ 55″ eastInception
1857Height
319 metres (1,047 feet)Open location code
9F4C7JM8+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 299143698OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q2550033
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In Other Languages
“Wartturm” goes by many names.
- German: “Wartturm (Lübbecke)”
- German: “Wartturm”
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