The Nordheide (literally: "North Heath") is the northernmost part of the

Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Heath (german: Lüneburger Heide) is a large area of heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen a ...

in Germany. It runs from the

Harburg Hills The Harburg Hills (German: Harburger Berge) are a low ridge in the northeastern part of the German state of Lower Saxony and the southern part of the city state of Hamburg. They are up to high. Geography and history The Harburg Hills lie northwe ...

to the municipality of

Handeloh Handeloh is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Location Handeloh lies between the rivers Seeve and Este, south of Buchholz in der Nordheide. The Harburg Hills lie to the northwest and the Lünebu ...

. South of that lies the

Lüneburg Heath Nature Park Lüneburg Heath Nature Park (German: ''Naturpark Lüneburger Heide'') is a nature park, a form of protected environment, located in the Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany. It has an area of . The centre of the nature park is the Lüneburg Heath ...

and the Südheide with the Südheide Nature Park. The highest point on the Nordheide is the Brunsberg near Buchholz in der Nordheide which has a height of .

External links

Nordheide Region website
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