Stryck: Willingen ski resort
Few places in Hesse have a history as closely tied to winter sport and mountain tourism as Willingen. The resort lies around the wooded Ettelsberg in the Upland, at the northeastern edge of the Rothaar Mountains. Its slopes and lifts form one of Germany’s best-known low-mountain ski areas, while the Hochheideturm on the Ettelsberg marks the ridge above the town. In nearby Stryck, the Mühlenkopfschanze ski-jumping hill has made Willingen a regular name on the international winter-sports calendar. Beyond the ski infrastructure, the uplands are shaped by conifer forest, open pasture and scattered settlements, characteristic of Sauerland near Hesse’s northwestern border.
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Stryck lies along the Itter valley, where the wooded uplands of the Upland region rise around this small settlement near Willingen in northern Hesse. It is best known for the Mühlenkopfschanze, the large ski-jumping hill that hosts FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competitions and gives the valley an international sporting role each winter. Beyond the jump, Stryck forms part of the Sauerland’s network of walking and cycling country, with forest roads and open slopes shaping the local setting. Continue with other webcams from the Upland region to see how this part of Hesse connects regionally.
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