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The Hoher Hagen is a volcanic hill that is still 480 m high today, in the
File:Blick hoher hagen harz.jpg, View from Hoher Hagen looking northeast over
Further information about the Hoher Hagen
School hall of residence and educational establishment on the Hoher Hagen
Information on the Gauss Tower on the Hoher Hagen
Information on the ''Hasenmelkerlauf''
Hills of Lower Saxony Volcanoes of Germany
The Hoher Hagen is a volcanic hill that is still 480 m high today, in the Dransfeld Municipal Forest
The Dransfeld Municipal Forest (german: Dransfelder Stadtwald) is situated on a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands that ascends to 480 m high. It is located in the district of Göttingen, in South Lower Saxony.
Although its name suggests a ...
, in the German district of Göttingen
Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911.
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in South Lower Saxony.
Geography
The hill, which is located south of Dransfeld, is the highest point in the Dransfeld region by a long way. It lies within the Dransfeld Municipal Forest, a hill massif in the Münden Nature Park that is about halfway betweenGöttingen
Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911.
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to the northeast and Hann. Münden
Hann. Münden (short for Hannoversch Münden) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. Münden lies in the district of Göttingen (district), Göttingen at the confluence of the Fulda River, Fulda and Werra rivers, which join to form the Weser. It ha ...
to the southwest.
Göttingen
Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, the population was 118,911.
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to the Harz
The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...
File:Jühnde vom Gaußturm.jpg, View of Jühnde from the Gauß Tower on the Hoher Hagen
Gauß Tower
On top of the Hoher Hagen stands the Gauß Tower, a 51 metre highobservation tower
An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, an ...
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Sources
* Rehkop, Friedel: ''Stadt Dransfeld. Ein geschichtlicher Rückblick vom 19. Jahrhundert bis zur Frühzeit''. Vol. 1. Horb am Neckar: Geiger-Verlag, 1999. S.196-200,352-360,387-397.References
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Further information about the Hoher Hagen
School hall of residence and educational establishment on the Hoher Hagen
Information on the Gauss Tower on the Hoher Hagen
Information on the ''Hasenmelkerlauf''
Hills of Lower Saxony Volcanoes of Germany