page_title: Oerlinghausen
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Oerlinghausen / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Außenansicht der Tönskapelle This is the photograph of an architectural monument. It is part of the list of cultural monuments of Oerlinghausen, no. 42
context_page_description: Oerlinghausen German: is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located between Bielefeld and Detmold in the Teutoburger Wald. It has c. 16,700 inhabitants.
context_section_description: Geographically, Oerlinghausen is situated on top of the Teutoburger Wald hills. Oerlinghausen's highest point is the Tönsberg with 334 meters. The flatlands of northern Germany start some 40 km north of Oerlinghausen. There are hiking routes along the hill chain which stretches 80 km in east-west direction. To the south of the hills are large sand areas originating from melting glaciers during past ice ages. Although not high, the hills are steep in many places and almost completely covered by forest.
caption: Hünenkapelle, old church in Oerlinghausen.
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