The Baumberge lie within the Münsterland district of Coesfeld running in a northwest to southeast direction between Billerbeck in the west, the Rosendahl villages of Darfeld in the northwest, Havixbeck in the east, Nottuln-Schapdetten in the southeast and Nottuln in the south, Schapdetten being situated on the southeastern slopes of the hills themselves.
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Im Teil der Baumberge, der sich zwischen Schapdetten, Tilbeck, Nottuln und Havixbeck erstreckt, befindet sich eine ausgedehnte Landwehranlage, die Tilbecker Landwehr.