The Hahnheide () is a wooded

moraine A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice shee ...

landscape in the east of the municipality

Trittau Trittau (; West Low German: ''Trittow'') is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, located 30 km east of Hamburg. It is the economical and administrative center of Amt Trittau, which is part of the Stormarn district. Other villages ...

( Stormarn County) in

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

, in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The name ''Hahnheide'' means derived in today's language '' High Heath''. In the Middle Ages the Hahnheide was still associated with the

Sachsenwald The Sachsenwald () is a forest near Hamburg, Germany. It is an unincorporated area in the amt Hohe Elbgeest. It derives its name (which means 'Saxon woods' in English) from being located in the former Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, earlier also called ...

. Due to the economic use until 1821 the forest stock shrank more and more. In the middle of the 19th century,

reforestation Reforestation (occasionally, reafforestation) is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands (forestation) that have been depleted, usually through deforestation, but also after clearcutting. Management A debate ...

started, so that 95 % of the area is wooded today. The area was protected in 1938. The second highest elevation in the 1,450 ha area is the Great Hahnheide Mountain (99 m above sea level). There, in 1974, after the former mayor Otto Hergenhan "Langer Otto" called, wooden observation tower was built and rebuilt in 2001 with a height of 27 m. The highest elevation, however, is the Little Hahnheide Mountain, curiously enough with 100 m above sea level, a little higher than its directly opposite counterpart. The 18th century road through the Hahnheide from Trittau to Hohenfelde consists of a

cobblestone Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings. Setts, also called Belgian blocks, are often casually referred to as "cobbles", although a sett is distinct fro ...

paved section on one side and an unpaved so-called summer path on the other side. It is now a listed building. A 26-hectare area of the Hahnheide has been designated as a natural forest cell since 1982.

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A hike through the Hahnheide (German)

Brochure of the state government of Schleswig-Holstein (German)
{{Sister project links, q=no, n=no, wikt=no , s=no, commonscat=yes, b=no, v=no Forests and woodlands of Schleswig-Holstein Nature reserves in Schleswig-Holstein