Teutoburg Forest

Teutoburg Forest
or German Teutoburger Wald geographical name range of forested hills W Germany in region between Ems & Weser rivers; highest point 1530 feet (466 meters)

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  • Teutoburg Forest — [toi΄tō̂ boor΄gər vält′to͞ot′ə bʉrg΄, tyo͞ot′ə bʉrg΄] region of low, forested mountains, mostly in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany: highest point, c. 1,500 ft (457 m): Ger. name Teutoburger Wald [toi΄tō̂ boor΄gər vält′] * * * German Teutoburger …   Universalium

  • Teutoburg Forest — [toi΄tō̂ boor΄gər vält′to͞ot′ə bʉrg΄, tyo͞ot′ə bʉrg΄] region of low, forested mountains, mostly in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany: highest point, c. 1,500 ft (457 m): Ger. name Teutoburger Wald [toi΄tō̂ boor΄gər vält′] …   English World dictionary

  • Teutoburg Forest — View over the Teutoburg Forest The Teutoburg Forest (German: Teutoburger Wald) is a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia which used to be believed to be the scene of …   Wikipedia

  • Teutoburg Forest, Battle of the — ▪ Roman history       (AD 9), battle fought in late summer in which three Roman legions and auxiliary troops under Publius Quinctilius Varus were ambushed and annihilated east of the Rhine by German tribes led by Arminius, a chief of the Cherusci …   Universalium

  • Teutoburg Forest — Teu′to•burg For′est [[t]ˈtu təˌbɜrg, ˈtyu [/t]] n. geg anh a chain of wooded hills in NW Germany, in Westphalia, taken to be the site of a Roman defeat by Germanic tribes a.d. 9. German, Teu•to•bur•ger Wald [[t]ˈtɔɪ toʊˌbɜr gər ˈvɑlt, ˌbʊər [/t]] …   From formal English to slang

  • Battle of the Teutoburg Forest — Part of the Roman Germanic wars Cenotaph of Marcus Caelius, 1st …   Wikipedia

  • Teutoburg — may refer to:* The Teutoburg Forest, a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia. * The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest fought there in AD 9 between Germanic tribes and the Roman Empire …   Wikipedia

  • forest — forestal, forestial /feuh res cheuhl/, adj. forested, adj. forestless, adj. forestlike, adj. /fawr ist, for /, n. 1. a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland. 2. the trees on such a tract: to cut down a forest …   Universalium

  • Massacre in the Black Forest — Directed by Ferdinando Baldi Rudolf Nussgruber Written by Ferdinando Baldi Adriano Bolzoni Starring Cameron Mitchell Antonella Lualdi Hans von Borsody …   Wikipedia

  • Bavarian Forest — Results of bark beetle in the Bayerischer Wald …   Wikipedia

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