Editing Teutoburg Forest (section)

==Geography==
The Teutoburg Forest is a peripheral section in the north of the German [[Central Uplands]], and forms a long narrow range of hills (comprising three [[Ridge|ridges]]) extending from the eastern surroundings of [[Paderborn]] in the south to the western surroundings of [[Osnabrück]] in the northwest. South of the city centre of [[Bielefeld]], a gap called the [[Bielefeld Pass]] bisects the range into the ''Northern Teutoburg Forest'' (two thirds) and ''Southern Teutoburg Forest'' (one third). In addition, the northeastern and southwestern ridges are cut by the exits of the longitudinal valleys between the ridges.

The geologically oldest ridge is the northeastern one, which consists of [[limestone]] of the [[Triassic]].

Most of the ridges and part of the valley are covered by [[deciduous forest]]. Parts of the valley areas are used for agriculture, especially the production of [[cereals]].

The highest elevation in the Southern Teutoburg Forest is the [[Velmerstot]] ({{cvt|468|m|ft|disp=or}}) south of [[Horn-Bad Meinberg]]. In the Northern Teutoburg Forest the highest elevation is the [[Dörenberg]] ({{cvt|331|m|ft|disp=or}}) north of [[Bad Iburg]].

The river [[Ems (river)|Ems]] has its source at the western base of the southernmost portion of the Teutoburg Forest.

The southern half of the range, situated about {{convert|30|km}} southwest of the Weser valley, is part of the watershed between the Ems basin in the west and the Weser basin in the east. The drainage towards the Weser is affected by the [[Werre]] river. The northwestern half of the range is drained to the river Ems on both sides.

The neighboring landscapes are the [[Westphalian Lowland]] in the west, [[Hase (river)|Hase]] valley in the north, the hilly [[Ravensberg Basin]] in the northeast, [[Lippe Uplands]] in the east, and [[Egge Range]] ({{langx|de|Eggegebirge}}) in the south.

Except for a short area south of [[Osnabrück]], which belongs to the [[States of Germany|Bundesland]] of [[Lower Saxony]], the whole forest is part of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]].

A long-distance hiking trail called ''[[Hermannsweg]]'' runs for {{convert|156|km}} along the length of the Teutoburg Forest, from [[Rheine]] in Münsterland to Leopoldstal near [[Horn-Bad Meinberg]].<ref name="Hermannsweg">{{cite web |url=https://www.nrw-tourism.com/a-hermannsweg |title=Hermann Trail: One of Germany's most beautiful high-altitude trails |website=Tourismus NRW e.V. |location=Düsseldorf, Germany |access-date=2021-08-14 }}</ref><gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
File:Winter im Teutoburger Wald18.jpg|alt=|Winter Scenery at the Teutoburg Forest
File:Herbst im Teutoburger Wald 04.jpg|alt=|Fall Scenery at the Teutoburg Forest
File:Donoperteich09.jpg|alt=|Donop's Pond (Donoperteich)
File:Externsteine-2021 (4b).jpg|alt=|[[Externsteine]]
File:Hermannsdenkmal (11).jpg|alt=|[[Hermannsdenkmal]]
File:Velmerstot lip.jpg|alt=|Tip of the [[Velmerstot|Velmerstot Mountain]]
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