Egge is the name of various elongated hill crests or ridges in the Low German dialect. It may also refer to:

Places

Germany

Egge (Lower Saxon Hills) The Egge Hills (, ), or just the Egge (''die Egge'') is a range of forested hills, up to , in the east of the Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Geography The Egge extends from the southern tip of the Teutoburg Forest range near H ...

, a long ridge in the Lower Saxon Hills that continues the Teutoburg Forest to the south. * Egge, a historical name for the river

Egau Egau is a river of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Danube near Höchstädt an der Donau. See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany: A *Aal (Kocher), Aal *Aalbach ...

, a tributary of the river Danube * Eggeberg (Egge region) (437 m), a hill in the ''Egge Region'' near Veldrom (

Horn-Bad Meinberg Horn-Bad Meinberg (; Low German: '' Häoern-Möomag '') is a German city in the Lippe district in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia on the edge of the Teutoburg forest. The district Bad Meinberg is a spa resort. It has 17,263 inhabitan ...

), Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia *

Große Egge Große or Grosse is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aristid von Grosse Aristid von Grosse (January 1905 – July 21, 1985) was a Germans, German nuclear chemist. During his work with Otto Hahn, he got access to w ...

(312 m), a hill in the

Teutoburg Forest The Teutoburg Forest ( ; ) is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Until the 17th century, the official name of the hill ridge was Osning. It was first renamed the ''Teutoburg Forest'' ...

, Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia * Lutternsche Egge (256 m), a hill in the

Wiehen Hills The Wiehen HillsElkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. . (, , also locally, just ''Wiehen'') are a hill range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. The hills run from west to east like a long f ...

, near Volmerdingsen (Bad Oeynhausen), Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia * Egge (Wiehen Hills) (220.2 m), a side ridge of the Wiehen Hills that gives its name to the Eggetal valley, in Osnabrück and Minden-Lübbecke, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia * Hörster Egge (206 m), a high point in the

near Billinghausen (Lage), Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia *

Schleptruper Egge The Schleptruper Egge is a hill, 148 m high, in the Bramsche parish of Schleptrup and is part of the Wiehen Hills. To the north is the bog of Großes Moor at a height of about {{Höhe, 47, DE-NHN, link=true, the Mittelland Canal built in t ...

(146.9 m), a hill in the Wiehen Hills, near Schleptrup (Bramsche), Osnabrück, Lower Saxony * Larberger Egge (82.5 m) a high point near

Achmer Bramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about north of Osnabrück, at . Population is 30,952 (2018). Subdivisions In 1971/72 12 previously independent municipalities were included into the town. *Achmer *B ...

(Bramsche), Osnabrück, Lower Saxony *

Kleine Egge Kleine is a German and Dutch surname meaning "small". Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Kleine (born 1970), American writer, choreographer, and performance artist * Christian Kleine (born 1974), German musician and DJ * Cindy Kleine ...

, a hill in the

near Kohlstädt (Schlangen), Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia

Norway

Egge, Buskerud Egge is a small village in Lier in Buskerud Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and ...

, a village in Lier Municipality in Buskerud county *

Egge, Innlandet Egge is a village in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about to the northwest of the village of Brandbu. The lake Randsfjorden Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth-largest lake with an area of . Its volume is ...

, a village in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county *

Egge, Vestland Egge is a village in the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located along the European route E39 highway, about south of the village of Byrkjelo, and about west of Jostedalsbreen National Park where the Myklebustbr ...

, a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county *

Egge Church Egge Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the northern edge of the town of Steinkjer (in the area that used to be Egge Municipality before 1964). It is the ...

, a church in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county *

Egge Municipality Egge is a former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1869 until 1964. It included the land just north of the town of Steinkjer in what is now Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county. The ...

, a former municipality (1869-1964) in the old Nord-Trøndelag county

Other uses

Egge (surname) Egge is a Norwegian surname. The surname is often confused with the surname Edge Notable people with the surname include: *Ana Egge (born 1976), American folk singer/songwriter *Bjørn Egge (1918–2007), resistance fighter and major general in the ...