''Ländchen Friesack'' is a small ridge, up to 77 metres above sea level (NN). It is situated in

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

, northwest of Germany's capital city,

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

and southwest of the town of

Friesack Friesack (; also Friesack/Mark) is a town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated northeast of Rathenow, and southwest of Neuruppin. It is known for its Mesolithic archaeological site. Film shot in Friesack * 1923 : ...

. The ''

Ländchen The Ländchen was a region east of Wiesbaden, Germany that comprised ten villages: Breckenheim, Delkenheim, Diedenbergen, Igstadt, Langenhain, Massenheim, Medenbach, Nordenstadt, Wallau, and Wildsachsen, plus Domäne Mechtildshausen. Ländchen wa ...

'' (German for "small land" or "little territory") extends for just under 5 kilometres in a north-south direction and separates the lowland and former marshes of the

Rhinluch The Rhinluch is a fen landscape in the German state of Brandenburg, bisected by the river Rhin to which it owes its name. This wetland region lies north of Fehrbellin in the county of Ostprignitz-Ruppin. The upper Rhinluch covers an area of about ...

in the north from that of the

Havelland Luch The Havelland Luch (german: Havelländisches Luch) is a lowland area inside a bend of the River Havel west of Berlin, and forms the heart of the Havelland region. Location The '' luch'', a former marshland, lies in a basin that is part of t ...

in the south. The upland is almost entirely forested. It is divided into the parishes of

, Kleßen-Görne and

Mühlenberge Mühlenberge is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, 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, a ...

. Part of the ''Ländchen'' – around the lake of Görner See – is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landchen Friesack Havelland Landforms of Brandenburg Hill ranges of Germany