The Kollwesshöh is, at , the highest hill in the Stemweder Berg

Stemweder Berg

The Stemweder Berg is a ridge up to on the border of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany and is the northernmost and smallest of Germany's Central Uplands ranges....

, the smallest and northernmost range of the Central Uplands

Central Uplands

The Central Uplands is one of the three major natural regions of Germany and covers most of the land area of the country. To the north lies the North German Plain or Northern Lowland; to the south, the Alps and the Alpine Foreland.- Formation :...

 in Germany

Germany

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, and also the highest point in the North German Plain

North German plain

The North German Plain or Northern Lowland is one of the major geographical regions of Germany. It is the German part of the North European Plain...

 north of the Bückeberge.
It is located in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

. To the west-northwest is its neighbour, the Scharfer Berg, which is almost as high.

Origin of the name

The name of the hill comprises two parts: Kollwess and höh.
The first stems from the fact that the land on which the hill lies used to belong to the Kohlwes family in Wehdem. The second part is related to Höhe, the German word for "height". As a result of transcription errors between maps in the 19th century there were various versions of the name, but eventually the name Kollwesshöh was settled on.

Location

The Kollwesshöh is part of the Stemweder Berg which in turn lies within the Dümmer Nature Park

Dümmer Nature Park

The Dümmer Nature Park in North Germany is located in the Lower Saxon districts of Diepholz and Vechta and the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Minden-Lübbecke. It is about northeast of Osnabrück and lies between Diepholz and Bohmte, Bersenbrück and Rahden.The nature park covers an area of...

. It is also north of Westrup, a parish in the southern part of the municipality of Stemwede

Stemwede

Stemwede is a municipality in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Division of the town:The municipality of Stemwede is divided into 3 districts :-External links:*...

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The Kollwesshöh may be accessed, for example, from Westrup by taking forest tracks heading northwest that link it with the Scharfer Berg.

History

Just under 1 kilometre north of the Kollwesshöh on the White Way (Weißer Weg) is a Bronze Age

Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...

 tumulus

Tumulus

A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...

that is worth seeing.