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Weser Hills
The Weser Hills (''Wesergebirge''), also known in German as the ''Weserkette'' ("Weser Chain"),"Ein anderes Bild als die Bergländer der oberen Weser bieten die ''Weserkette'', das ''Wiehengebirge'' und der ''Teutoburger Wald'', see Christian Degn, et al. (ed.) Seydlitz, 1st Part, ''das deutsche Vaterland, wir und die Welt'', 7th ed., Kiel, Hanover, 1954, p. 50 form a low hill chain, up to , in the Weser Uplands in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The thickly wooded Weser ridge is one of the northern outliers of the German Central Uplands on the southern edge of the North German Plain and forms part of the TERRA.vita Nature Park in the west and Weser Uplands Schaumburg-Hameln Nature Park in the east. The Weser Hills are widely known because of Schaumburg Castle, Lower Saxony, Schaumburg Castle which stands on the Nesselberg (c. ) in the Schaumburg district of the town of Rinteln, and is the emblem of Schaumburg Land. Geography The Weser Hills cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiser Wilhelm Monument
{{no refs, date=December 2017 A large number of monuments were erected in Germany in honour of William I, German Emperor, Emperor William I (known in German as ''Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal''). As early as 1867 the Berlin sculptor, Friedrich Drake, had created the first equestrian statue, that portrayed William I as the King of Prussia. To date the Prussian Monument Institute (''Preußische Denkmal-Institut'') has recorded: * 63 equestrian statues * 231 standing statues * 5 seated statues and * 126 busts that were created and erected between 1888 and 1918 in the German-speaking region. In addition there are numerous William I monuments on which the emperor is portrayed in a relief medallion or which commemorates the emperor in a dedicatory inscription. During the "German Empire, imperial era" 28 Emperor William I towers were also built. They are most commonly known in English sources as Emperor William monuments or Kaiser Wilhelm monuments. History A distinction must be made betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porta Westfalica
Porta Westfalica () is a town in the district of Minden-Lübbecke, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name "''Porta Westfalica''" is Latin and means "gate to Westphalia". Coming from the north, the gorge is the entry to the region of Westphalia. The name was coined by scholars of the 19th century. History The town Porta Westfalica was established in 1973 by merging fifteen villages surrounding the gorge. The centre of the modern town is the former village of Hausberge, which was first mentioned in 1096. The Emperor William Monument was erected near the town by the then Prussian Province of Westphalia between 1892 and 1896Information board with the titl''Emperor William Monument''at the northern approach to the monument at commons.wikimedia.org The monument, which is around 88 metres high, is classified as one of Germany's national monuments. From 18 March 1944 until 1 April 1945 a concentration camp was established in the Barkhausen quarter. From 1 February 1945 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aue (Weser)
The Aue, also known as the Bückeburger Aue, is an approximately long, eastern tributary of the river Weser in the Schaumburg District of Lower Saxony, and in the Minden-Lübbecke District of North Rhine-Westphalia. It flows into the Weser near Petershagen. See also *List of rivers of Lower Saxony *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A * Aa, left tributary of the Möhne * Aa, left tributary of the Nethe * Aa, left tributary of the Werre * Aabach, tributary of the Afte * Aabach, small river in the Ems river system * Abbabac ... References Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Weser Valley
The Upper Weser Valley (german: Oberes Wesertal) in central Germany has been formed by the Upper Weser river cutting through the Weser Uplands for around between the towns of Hann. Münden and Minden. It lies in the German federal states of Lower Saxony, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. Course The Upper Weser Valley begins near Hann. Münden, where the rivers Werra and Fulda join to form the Weser and follows the course of the Upper Weser northwards through the Weser Uplands to Bodenwerder, then continues in a northwestern direction, south of the Süntel hills and the Weser Hills, and ends finally at the great gap of Porta Westfalica, where the Weser breaks through the Wiehen and Weser Hills out into the North German Plain. In the south the Upper Weser Valley crosses the Solling-Vogler Nature Park and, in the north, the Weser Uplands Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park. At its northern end, the Upper Weser Valley is followed by the Middle Weser Valley, part of the Middle Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlotho
Vlotho () is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Vlotho is located along the Weser river, south of the Wiehengebirge, bordering on the Ravensberger Hügelland in the west, Lipperland in the south, and the Weserbergland in the east. The Weser river runs through the city east to north and thus separates the northeast part of the town, Uffeln, from the rest of the city. The highest point is the ''Bonstapel'' at 342 m in the south-east. Neighbouring municipalities Vlotho borders on Herford and Löhne in the west, Bad Oeynhausen and Porta Westfalica (both Minden-Lübbecke district) in the north, Kalletal in the east, and Lemgo and Bad Salzuflen (both Lippe district) in the south. Division of the town * Exter * Uffeln * Valdorf * Vlotho History The first historical records of Vlotho go back to the year 1185. In 1248, Vlotho gained the official status of a city, but lost it again due to both pestilence and war. In the 17th century, Vlotho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osnabrück
Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnaburg'') is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168,145 Osnabrück is one of the four largest cities in Lower Saxony. The city is the centrepoint of the Osnabrück Land region as well as the District of Osnabrück.Osnabrück: Lebendiges Zentrum im Osnabrücker Land www.osnabruecker-land.de The founding of Osnabrück was linked to its positioning on important European trading routes. |
Bramsche
Bramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about north of Osnabrück, at . Population is 30,952 (2018). Subdivisions In 1971/72 12 previously independent municipalities were included into the town. *Achmer *Balkum *Epe and Malgarten *Engter *Evinghausen *Hesepe *Kalkriese – site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest *Lappenstuhl *Pente *Schleptrup *Sögeln *Ueffeln Mayors The mayor of Bramsche is Heiner Pahlmann (SPD), re-elected in 2021. He was first elected in May 2014 with 63.0% of the votes. His predecessor Liesel Höltermann (SPD) did not run for mayor any more. Twin towns – sister cities Bramsche is twinned with: * Biskupiec, Poland * Harfleur, France * Ra'anana, Israel * Todmorden, England, United Kingdom Notable people * Peter Urban (born 1948), radio and television moderator *Marieluise Beck (born 1952), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens), Member of Bundestag since 1983 *Filiz Polat (born 1978), politician (Alliance 90/The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiehen Hills
The Wiehen Hills (german: Wiehengebirge, , also locally, just ''Wiehen'') are a hill range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. The hills run from west to east like a long finger away from the main upland area of the Lower Saxon Hills, beginning at the Weser River near Minden and terminating in the vicinity of Osnabrück. It is the northernmost of the German Central Upland ranges extending into the Northern Lowlands. Their highest hill is the Heidbrink near Lübbecke with an altitude of . Location The Wiehen Hills lie within the districts of Landkreis Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Kreis Minden-Lübbecke, Minden-Lübbecke and Kreis Herford, Herford. Their northern section runs in an east-west direction roughly from the territory of Bramsche (northwest of Osnabrück) via Ostercappeln, Bad Essen, Preußisch Oldendorf and Rödinghausen, Lübbecke, Hüllhorst and Bad Oeynhausen as far as the towns of Minden and Porta Westfalica on the Porta Westfalica (gorge), Porta We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrl
The Harrl is a high, wooded western outlier of the Bückeberg hill ridge in the Weser Uplands of central Germany. It is up to and lies in the Lower Saxon county of Schaumburg. Location and geology The Harrl runs through the Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park from Bückeburg in the northwest to Bad Eilsen in the southeast, passing Ahnsen to the southwest. East of Bad Eilsen and right of the Bückeburger Aue it is adjoined by the Bückeberg itself. The longitudinal axis of the Harrl is more than 3 kilometres long and it has an area of around 3.5 km2. Its highest point is the ''Harrlberg'' which lies roughly in the centre of the ridge. To the southwest runs the B 83 federal road. The Harrl, like the Bückeberg, is made of sandstone (Obernkirchen Sandstone) and claystones (Upper and Lower Wealden slate) of the Lower Cretaceous. Tourism An observation tower stands on the Harrlberg known as the Ida Tower (''Idaturm''). In Harrl there are numerous hiking t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
