Coesfelder Berg

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Gerleve Abbey on the Coesfelder Berg Abtei Gerleve Fruhling.jpg
Gerleve Abbey on the Coesfelder Berg
The Dreilindenhohe with a view over the area around Coesfeld Dreilindenhohe Coesfeld (09107).jpg
The Dreilindenhöhe with a view over the area around Coesfeld

The Coesfelder Berg (152 m) is the westernmost top in the Coesfeld-Darup Hills, a range that is the southwest continuation of the Baumberge hills in the Münsterland in North Germany.

Baumberge mountain range

The Baumberge are the highest hills in the natural regions of Münsterland and Kernmünsterland with a maximum height of 187.6 m above sea level (NHN). They are located between Münster and Coesfeld, which is itself close to the southwest edge of the Baumberge.

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The hill, which is east of the town of Coesfeld (Coesfeld county, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a wide ridge that rises between the streams of the Berkel and the Honigbach, descends towards the west relatively steeply from around 140 m above  sea level (NN) to just under 80 m above  sea level (NN) in the borough of Coesfeld. It is the hausberg for the town.

Coesfeld Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coesfeld is the capital of the district of Coesfeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

North Rhine-Westphalia State in Germany

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Berkel river

The Berkel is a river in the Netherlands and Germany. It is a right tributary of the River IJssel.

From the Ludgerirast, the highest point of the hill, there are good views thanks of large parts of the western Münsterland thanks to the treeless summit. It is here that, according to Ludgerus (Ludger or Liudger), the first Bishop of Münster paused whilst out walking and blessed the Münsterland on the evening before his death in Billerbeck. [1] The Dreilindenhöhe, with the three lime trees (Tilia europaea that give it the name [2] ) and a viewing point on the hillside above the town of Coesfeld.

Billerbeck Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Billerbeck is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

In a scenic side valley south of the Ludgerirast, at a height of 125 metres, is the Benedictine abbey of Gerleve. According to legend, St. Liudger blessed the Bishopric of Münster, that he had founded, from the highest point of the hill on the evening before his death. This is commemorated by a monument erected in 1934 by Brother Dominikus Zwernemann (1901-1983) of Gerleve Abbey.

Gerleve Abbey abbey

Gerleve Abbey is a monastery of the Benedictine Order situated between Coesfeld and Billerbeck in Westphalia, in Germany.

Coordinates: 51°56′51″N7°12′40″E / 51.94750°N 7.21111°E / 51.94750; 7.21111

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References

  1. ↑ Michael Bönte in Kirche+Leben dated 30 March 2005: "Mutig sein" -Missionarische Gedanken bei Ludgeri-Rast , online at kirchensite.de
  2. ↑ GIS portal of the county of Coesfeld, is a natural monument with the designation CO 02
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