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Desenberg
Sign in to savethumb|View of the Desenberg from the east-northeast The Desenberg near Daseburg in the North Rhine-Westphalian county of Höxter is and the most prominent hill in the Warburg Börde, a relatively level, fertile Börde region. The hill is a basalt knoll crowned by the ruins of Desenberg Castle and a relict of recent geological history and volcanism, as well as medieval feudalism and warfare. The present shape of the Desenberg has arisen through weathering.
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thumb|View of the Desenberg from the east-northeast The Desenberg near Daseburg in the North Rhine-Westphalian county of Höxter is and the most prominent hill in the Warburg Börde, a relatively level, fertile Börde region. The hill is a basalt knoll crowned by the ruins of Desenberg Castle and a relict of recent geological history and volcanism, as well as medieval feudalism and warfare. The present shape of the Desenberg has arisen through weathering.
== Geography == === Location === The Desenberg rises in Ostwestfalen around 3.5 km east-northeast of the centre of Warburg, 8 km south-southwest of the town of Borgentreich, 12 km west of the town of Hofgeismar and 2 km southwest of the village of Daseburg. About 1.7 km to the south, the River Diemel runs from west to east past the hill, and 2.3 km to the east its tributary, the Eggel, runs from north to south.
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