{{Infobox mountain range , name = Leuscheid , map_image = , map_caption = , pushpin_map_image = , photo = , photo_caption = , state =

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis The Rhein-Sieg-Kreis ( ksh, Rhein-Siech-Kreis) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the south of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis, Altenkirchen, Neuwied, Ahrweiler, Euskirchen, ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

, and

Altenkirchen Altenkirchen () is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the district of Altenkirchen. It is located approximately 40 km east of Bonn and 50 km north of Koblenz. Altenkirchen is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("co ...

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

, parent = Mittelsieg Upland and

Westerwald The Westerwald (; literally 'Western forest') is a low mountain range on the right bank of the river Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhenish Massif ( or Rhenish ...

, location = , geology = , period = , area_km2 = , orogeny = , highest = Hoher Schaden, Beulskopf , elevation_m = 388 , height_datum = , length_km = , range_coordinates = {{coord, 50.738670, 7.562329, type:mountain_region:DE-NW_region:DE-RP, format=dms, display=inline,title Basaltsteinbruch_Kuchhausen

The Leuscheid is a mainly wooded hill ridge on the border between the German states of

and

in the extreme north of the

range. From a

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 fl ...

perspective, however, it is not seen as part of the Westerwald natural region but belongs to the Mittelsieg Upland (major unit 330) and thus to the Süderbergland (major unit group 33).

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BfN The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (german: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, ''BfN'') is the German government's scientific authority with responsibility for national and international nature conservation. BfN is one of the government' ...

br>Landschaftssteckbrief ''Südliches Mittelsieg-Bergland''
(Leuscheid and Nister Upland)
Landschaftssteckbrief ''Leuscheid''
- Landschaftsinformationssystem der Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Natural regions of the Süder Uplands Regions of the Westerwald Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia Geography of Rhineland-Palatinate