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Ith Darvi
The Ith () is a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands which is up to 439 m high. It lies about 40 km southwest of Hanover and, at 22 kilometres, is the longest line of crags in North Germany. Geography Location The Ith is immediately northwest of the Hils ridge in the Leine Uplands. It runs in a northwest-southeast direction from Coppenbrügge in the north to Holzen (bei Eschershausen), Holzen in the south. The highest elevation on this forested knife-edge ridge is the ''Lauensteiner Kopf'' at which has an observation tower, the ''Ithturm'', and is located in the northern half of the Ith, the so-called ''Krüllbrink'', between the villages of Bisperode and Lauenstein. The streams on the Ith flow west via the Ilse, Remte and Lenne into the Weser or east via the Saale into the Leine. The Ith is crossed by two roads: in the north by the L 425 between Haus Harderode and Lauenstein over the ''Lauenstein Pass'', and in the south by the Bundesstraße 240, B 240 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hils
The Hils is a range of hills in Germany's Central Uplands that is up to 480.4 m high. It is located in the districts of Landkreis Holzminden, Holzminden, Landkreis Hildesheim, Hildesheim and Landkreis Northeim, Northeim, in the state of Lower Saxony. Geography The heavily forested massif of the Hils, which is part of the Leine Uplands and Weser-Leine Uplands, is immediately southeast of the knife edge ridge known as the Ith. It is located roughly northwest of Einbeck between Holzen (bei Eschershausen), Holzen to the west and Delligsen to the east. The highest elevation in the Hils is the 480.4 m high Bloße Zelle, the second highest the nearby ''Großer Sohl'' (472 m), on which a monument to the poet, Wilhelm Raabe, has been erected next to the Wilhelm Raabe Tower named after him. Numerous walking trails run through the Hils, which is accessible from the Bundesstraße 3, B 3, Bundesstraße 64, B 64 and Bundesstraße 240, B 240 federal highways. Towns and vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
