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 is believed to be the scene of a decisive battle in AD 9. Until the 19th century the official name of the mountain ridge was Osning.

Read more about Teutoburg Forest:  Geography, History, Hermann's Memorial and The Renaming of The Osning, Websites

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