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Lower Saxon Hills
The Lower Saxon Hills (german: Niedersächsisches Bergland) are one of the 73 natural regions in Germany defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). Geographically it covers roughly the same area as the Weser Uplands (german: Weserbergland) in its wider sense.However at least one source, Elkins (1968), uses the term to refer to the outcrops of rock to the north, west and southwest of the Harz which roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the BfN's region and extends only as far as the area between the rivers Weser and Leine. The region is part of Germany's Central Uplands with hills ranging up to in height that extend across northeast North Rhine-Westphalia, southern Lower Saxony and northern Hesse. It is classified as region number D 36 by the BfN; its full name being the ''Niedersächsisches Bergland (mit Weser- und Leine-Bergland'' (Lower Saxon Hills, including the Weser and Leine Hills). D 36 is a newly defined region that incorporates 3 geographical units f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Region
A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. From the ecology, ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and fauna of the region are likely to be influenced by its geographical and geological factors, such as soil and water resources, water availability, in a significant manner. Thus most natural regions are homogeneous ecosystems. Human impact can be an important factor in the shaping and destiny of a particular natural region. Main terms The concept "natural region" is a large basic geographical unit, like the vast boreal forest region. The term may also be used generically, like in alpine tundra, or specifically to refer to a particular place. The term is particularly useful where there is no corresponding or coterminous official region. The Fens of eastern England, the Thai highlands, and the Pays de Bray in Normandy, are examples o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osnabrück Uplands
The Osnabrück Uplands, Osnabrück Hills or, less commonly, Osnabrück Hill Country (german: Osnabrücker Hügelland or ''Osnabrücker Bergland''), are the low hills, or ''Hügelland'', rarely over , in the northwest of the Lower Saxon Hills near Osnabrück in Germany. They are bounded by the Wiehen Hills to the north and the Teutoburg Forest to the south.Emil Meynen, Josef Schmithüsen: '' Handbook of the Natural Region Divisions of Germany.'' Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Remagen/Bad Godesberg, 1953–1962 (9 issues in 8 books, updated map 1:1.000,000 scale with major units, 1960). Regionally, especially in tourism, they are often referred to locally as the ''Osnabrücker Bergland'', however this is usually not a precisely defined physical landscape, but refers to an area roughly comprising the municipal boundaries of Osnabrück and a narrow radius around the city. By contrast the natural region major unit known as the ''Osnabrücker Hügelland'' extends from north-wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottenstein Plateau
The Ottenstein Plateau (german: Ottensteiner Hochebene or ''Ottensteiner Hochfläche'') is part of the Lower Saxon Weser Uplands and lies between Bodenwerder and Bad Pyrmont. Compared with the surrounding area of the Weser and Emmer valleys, the plateau is a largely open plain, about 200 m higher, and which lies between 250 and 350 metres above sea level. Its highest elevation is and lies not far from the village of Eichenborn. Agriculture and wind power characterise the landscape. In the centre is the small town of Ottenstein. Other villages are Kleinenberg, Großenberg, Eichenborn, Baarsen and Neersend in the borough of Bad Pyrmont, Lüntorf in the borough of Emmerthal, Lichtenhagen in the borough of Ottenstein and Vahlbruch. The Ottenstein Plateau lies near the tourist attractions of the Köterberg The Köterberg, at above sea level, is the highest hill in the Lippe Uplands and lies on the state border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in North Germany. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrmont Uplands
The Pyrmont Uplands (german: Pyrmonter Bergland) are a muschelkalk region within the Lower Saxon Hills and covers an area of 180 km2. Their maximum elevation is about 350 metres above sea level (NN). The valley of the Emmer divides the uplands into the Ottenstein Plateau in the east and Pyrmont Heights (''Pyrmonter Höhen'') in the west. In these muschelkalk hills lies the Pyrmont Basin (''Pyrmonter Talkessel'') on the fault lines of which mineral and brine springs rise, and to which the town of Bad Pyrmont owes its status as a spa town. The Ottenstein Plateau is used for agriculture. On the hill of ''Pyrmonter Berg'' is the only large area of deciduous forest. In spite of its poor soils, agriculture dominates: grasslands follow the rivers in the valleys. Forestry is carried out on the Pyrmont Heights. The valley of the Emmer stream has been declared as a Special Area of Conservation; part of it also has nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lippe Uplands
The Lippe Uplands (german: Lipper Bergland, , or ''Lippisches Bergland'') is a range of hills in Ostwestfalen-Lippe within the administrative district of Detmold in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Geography The Lippe Uplands are part of the Weser Uplands and are delineated by the river Werre in the west and the Weser in the north and east. To the south the Lippe Uplands merge into the Egge Hills and the Oberwälder Land. The landscape has sharp variations in relief: rounded peaks (''Kuppen'') alternate with steep ridges, and flat depressions with hills dissected by valleys. Three larger rivers - the Weser, Werre and Bega, cut deeply into the terrain, the Lippe Uplands dropping away down into their valleys. The highest elevation is the Köterberg at . Flora and fauna The woods are dominated by stands of beech and oak. The agricultural land is almost exclusively used for arable farming. Rare and protected animals and plants are found along the partly, almost natural r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eggegebirge
The Egge Hills (german: Eggegebirge, ), or just the Egge (''die Egge'') is a range of forested hills, up to , in the east of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Geography The Egge extends from the southern tip of the Teutoburg Forest range near Horn-Bad Meinberg and Steinheim, Westphalia southwards to the northern parts of the Sauerland near Marsberg. Its highest point is the ''Preußischer Velmerstot'' at an altitude of 468m. It is part of the Lower Saxon Hills and one of the two main lines of hills within the Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park. It also constitutes part of the watershed between the rivers Rhine and Weser The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports of Bre .... References External links Hill ranges of Germany Mountains and hills of North Rhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paderborn Plateau
The Paderborn Plateau (german: Paderborner Hochfläche) in central Germany is, geologically speaking, the southeastern element of the Westphalian Bight and, at the same time, the largest limestone and karst landscape in Westphalia. In the west the Alme valley forms the boundary with the Hellweg region including the Haarstrang and Hellweg Börde; to the north the plateau is bordered by the Lippe depression, the Senne and the Teutoburg Forest. Its eastern limit is the Eggegebirge. To the south are the Sauerland and the Waldeck Upland. The Paderborn Plateau is divided into four landscape regions: The Sintfeld in the south, the Brenken Plateau in the west, the Bockfeld in the north and the Lichtenau Plateau (Soratfeld) in the east. See also * Natural regions of Germany This division of Germany into major natural regions takes account primarily of geomorphological, geological, hydrological, and pedological criteria in order to divide the country into large, physical units with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nethegau
The Nethegau (also called the Netgau in many sources) is a region in central Germany named after the river Nethe and covers, in the main, the Brakel Upland between the River Weser and the Egge ridge around the towns of Brakel and Bad Driburg in the district of Höxter in North Rhine-Westphalia. The region was formerly a Saxon '' Gau'' and was administered by Gau counts following the Carolingian conquest of Saxony. Parts of the area also transferred into the ownership of Corvey Abbey The Princely Abbey of Corvey (german: link=no, Fürststift Corvey or Fürstabtei Corvey) is a former Benedictine abbey and ecclesiastical principality now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was one of the half-dozen self-ruling '' princely ... over the course of time. Sources * Ludwig Massjost: ''Das Brakeler Bergland – Der Nethegau''. 2. verbesserte Auflage, bearbeitet von Lothar Hamelmann. Landschaftsführer des Westfälischen Heimatbunds, Heft 6, Aschendorf Verlag, Münster 1981, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberwälder Land
The Oberwälder Land is a natural region in the extreme east of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia with small elements parts in Hesse and Lower Saxony. It consists of Muschelkalk upland, heavily dissected by the Nethe and its tributaries, between the Eggegebirge to the west, the Lippe Uplands to the north, the Weser Valley around Holzminden to the east, the West Hesse Depression to the southeast and the Warburg Börde to the south. This natural region is part of the upper Weser Uplands and hence the German Central Uplands. Political division The Oberwälder Land lies predominantly in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Höxter. This includes the borough of Brakel in the centre as well significant parts of Nieheim, Beverungen, Höxter and Willebadessen. The latter is also true of the Hessian town of Liebenau and to a lesser extent of Polle in Lower Saxony. The name derives from the time of the Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn, when there was an ''Oberwaldischer Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warburg Börde
Warburg (; Westphalian: ''Warberich'' or ''Warborg'') is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany on the river Diemel near the three-state point shared by Hessen, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in Höxter district and Detmold region. Warburg is the midpoint in the ''Warburger Börde''. Since March 2012 the city is allowed to call itself 'Hanseatic City of Warburg'. Geography The main town, consisting of the Old Town (''Altstadt'') and the New Town (''Neustadt'') and bearing the same name as the whole town, is a hill town. While the Old Town lies in the Diemel Valley, the New Town rises on the heights above the Diemel. The Warburg municipal area borders in the west on the Sauerland and in the northwest on the Eggegebirge foothills, while in the north and northeast the ''Warburger Börde'' abuts the town and in the south stretches the Diemel Valley. Constituent communities Warburg consists of the following 16 centres: * Bonenburg (1,107 inhab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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