Egge is the name of various elongated hill crests or ridges in the Low German dialect. It may also refer to:
Places
Germany
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Egge (Lower Saxon Hills), a long ridge in the Lower Saxon Hills that continues the Teutoburg Forest to the south.
* Egge, a historical name for the river
Egau, a tributary of the river Danube
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hörster Egge (206 m), a high point 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'' ...
near Billinghausen (Lage), Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Schleptruper Egge (146.9 m), a hill in the Wiehen Hills, near Schleptrup (Bramsche), Osnabrück, Lower Saxony
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Larberger Egge (82.5 m) a high point near
Achmer (Bramsche), Osnabrück, Lower Saxony
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Kleine Egge, 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'' ...
near Kohlstädt (Schlangen), Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia
Norway
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Egge, Buskerud, a village in Lier Municipality in Buskerud county
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Egge, Innlandet, a village in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county
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Egge, Vestland, a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county
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Egge Church, a church in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county
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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
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Egge (surname)
See also
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Eggen (disambiguation)
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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 ...
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