Dörenberg
View of the Dörenberg mountain from the west
The Dörenberg is a 331.2 m above sea level. NN high mountain in the Teutoburg Forest in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony ( Germany ).
Origin of the name
Dören could, especially in East Westphalia -Lippe, of villages, derived from the Low German word for mountain pass - see Dören.
Geographical location
The Dörenberg, the highest elevation in the central part of the Teutoburg Forest, located between Bad Iburg and the Georgsmarienhà Hüttener Oesede district, where the border between the two districts gipfelnah runs through its southern flank. To the east of the mountain passes between two villages approximately in North - south-southwest direction, the B 51, from which one can get along forest trails to the summit.
Hermannsturm
On the Dörenberg is the Hermann tower from which one of 352 m above sea level. NN can enjoy the view towards the southeast over the Teutoburg Forest, to the south of the Cathedral country and north to Wiehengebirge. On the 2.8 km north-west Lammersbrink is the Varus tower. Both Towers are connected by a hiking trail, the ridge trail.
Surveying stone of the Kingdom of Hanover
In addition to the Hermann tower is a trigonometric surveying stone of the Kingdom of Hanover in 1830, he formed a corner of the main network of triangulation of the Kingdom between 1821-1844 It was conducted by Carl Friedrich Gauss.. ; on Dörenberg she took his son Joseph Gaussian prior ( born August 21, 1806). The purpose of the survey was to obtain a basis for the property tax recording. Carved into the sandstone pillar is continuously Hannoverian on three sides. Country. Vermessg. , 1830.
Detail of stone surveying
Radio Tower
On the Dörenberg is a military area with radio tower of the Bundeswehr. After the Second World War it had been in the hands of the British occupation. In the meantime, the area was also used in parallel by the Royal Air Force and a youth hostel.
Schnatgangstein
At Karlsplatz, a crossing point of several hiking trails, a memorial stone for the Schnatgang was erected. It bears the inscription Schnautgang 2002 Bad Iburg, where Schnautgang is the name of the Schnatgangs in the bathroom Iburger Low German.
Plane crash in 1962
On 18 January 1962 Focke-Wulf Piaggio P.149D the Air Force crashed on Dörenberg. Both occupants were killed. At the misfortune of a memorial plaque at the zigzag path of the nearby mountain summit from the west of the Karlsplatz down towards Benno quarry leads. It bears the inscription: "On January 18, 1962 crashed at this point from a plane. Two young aviator at the age of 24 and 26 years found the Fliegertod. " The plaque is below the first bend of the zigzag path.
Benno quarry
At the level of the lower end of the zigzag path was located Benno quarry, named after Bishop Benno II of Osnabrück, the founder of the Benedictine monastery in the duplication of the castle and Benedictine Iburg. The sand quarry was opened under his direction and served the procurement of building materials for the monastery as well as for other buildings in Bad Iburg and the environment. The quarry is overgrown, in his system but still recognizable. A sign points to the history of the quarry with Osning sandstone, which was formed about 120 million years back.
Bäumker Chapel
Near the main road 51 and above the restaurant Bäumker, a traditional excursion and Diner, located at Sachsenweg a Lady Chapel, the family donated the Hermann Bäumker. It was renewed in 1998. In the chapel is a carved wooden statue of Mary.