The Salzgitter Hills (german: Salzgitter-Höhenzug, also ''Salzgitterscher Höhenzug'') is an area of upland up to in height, in the
Lower Saxon Hills The Lower Saxon Hills (german: Niedersächsisches Bergland) are one of the 73 natural regions in Germany defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). Geographically it covers roughly the same area as the Weser Uplands (german: Weserb ...
between
Salzgitter
Salzgitter (; Eastphalian: ''Soltgitter'') is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven ''Oberzentren'' of Lower ...
and
Goslar
Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines ...
in the districts of
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel (; nds, Wulfenbüddel) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel District. It is best known as the location of the internationally renowned Herzog August Library and for having the largest c ...
and
Goslar
Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines ...
and in the territory of the independent town of Salzgitter. The hills lie in the German federal state of
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
.
The German name of is a term used in the northern
Harz Foreland
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 ...
, albeit not found on maps, and is used to mean the string of hills north of the
Harz Mountains
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 ...
between the towns mentioned above.
The state forest of the Salzgitter Hills is managed by several Lower Saxony forestry offices, including the in
Salzgitter-Salder.
The Salzgitter Hills can be divided into these four unnamed sections:
* Northwest section (mainly comprising the Lichtenberge)
(up to 254.2 m high; between
Holle
Holle is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southeast of Hildesheim, and 15 km west of Salzgitter. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller ''Red S ...
and
Salzgitter-Gebhardshagen)
* North-central section
(up to 275.3 m high; between Salzgitter-Gebhardshagen and
Salzgitter-Bad)
* South-central section
(up to 307.0 m high; between Salzgitter-Bad and
Liebenburg
Liebenburg is a municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Geography
The municipal area is situated north of the Harz mountain range, within the eastern Salzgitter Hills of the Innerste Uplands. It borders on the dist ...
)
* Southern section
(up to 322.9 m high; between Liebenburg and Goslar-
Immenrode and Goslar-
Hahndorf
Hahndorf is a small town in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. Currently an important tourism spot, it has previously been a centre for farming and services.
Geography
It is accessible from Adelaide, the South Australian capital, ...
)
Hills
The hills of the Salzgitter range include (in order of height in m above
NN):
Northwest section
Lichtenberge:
* Adlershorst (254.2 m)
* Burgberg (241.1 m) – with the ruins of
Lichtenberg Castle
* Herzberg (237 m)
* Langer Berg (230.4 m)
* Kalkrosenberg (220 m)
* Lindenberg (219.2 m)
* Friesenberg (217 m)
* Steinkuhlenberge (200.9 m and 195.1 m)
* Bockernberg (190 m)
South of the Lichtenberge and also in the northwest section is a ridge that is separated from them by the valley of the Oelber Bach, in which the village of Oelber on white hills and the settlement of Altenhagen lies. It consists of the following:
* Sieben Köpfe (243 m; bei Gustedt; eastern part)
* Gustedter Berg (ca. 230 m; central part)
* Elber Berg (225 m; western part)
North-central section
* Hamberg (275.3 m) – with the
Bismarck Tower
A Bismarck tower (german: Bismarckturm) is a specific type of monument built according to a more or less standard model across Germany to honour its first chancellor, Otto von Bismarck (d. 1898). A total of 234 of these towers were inventoried b ...
* Dahlenberg (263.8 m; west of Haus Harbeck)
* Knickeln Berg (263.6 m; south of Dahlenberg)
* Schellenberg (259.9 m; north of Haus Harbeck)
* Königsberg (241.9 m; near
Calbecht)
* Großer Vorberg (ca. 235 m)
* Kleiner Vorberg (228.1 m)
* Vorberg (226.0 m)
* Heinemannshöhe (222.2 m)
* Friesenberg (217 m)
* Schneidlersberg (198.0 m and 192.3 m; east of the L472)
* Fuchsberg (192.3 m; east of the L472)
South-central section
* Sieben Köpfe (near Othfresen; their highest is):
** Bärenkopf (307.0 m) – with the ruins of an
observation 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 ...
* Döhrenberg (ca. 240 m)
* Rohenberg (ca. 240 m)
* Lewer Berg (227.0 m)
* Kassebusch (204.2 m)
Southern section
* Vier Berge (322.9 m)
* Fischerköpfe (309.1 m)
* Querberg (303.4 m)
* Königsberg (293.9 m; near Weddingen)
* Meseburg (291.0 m)
* Barley (288.4 m)
* Langenberg (287.3 m)
* Glockenberg (284.4 m)
* Schneeberg (282.6 m)
* Försterberg (279.2 m)
* Frankenberg (269.2 m)
* Grotenberg (256.1 m)
Bodies of water
Streams and rivers
The streams and rivers in and on the Salzgitter Hills include the:
*
Fuhse
The Fuhse is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany, a left tributary of the Aller.
Spelled Fuse in maps of the 19th century and earlier, the name is thought to derive from the ancient Fosa flumen, after which the Germanic tribe of the Fosi took thei ...
– passes to the east of the northern central and northwestern sections
* Hengstebach – rises west of the northern central section in der municipality of Elbe; eastern tributary of the Innerste
*
Innerste
The Innerste is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Leine river and in length.
Origin of the name
The river name is not related to the German word ''innerste'' meaning innermost. ''Innerste'', in earlier times c ...
– passes the hills to the west
*
Oker
The Oker is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.
Origin and meaning of the name
The ...
– passes east of the southern section
*
Warne – rises on the transition from the northern to the southern central section near Salzgitter-Bad; western tributary of the Oker
Lakes
The lakes in and around the Salzgitter Hills include the:
* Reihersee – in the north of the northern central section; south of Salzgitter-Gebhardshagen
* Fortunateich – in the north of the southern section; east of Liebenburg-Heißum
* Morgensternteich – in the south of the southern section; northeast of Goslar-Hahndorf
Settlements
Amongst the (generally larger) villages and towns in and around the Salzgitter Hills (from northwest to southeast) are:
*
Holle
Holle is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southeast of Hildesheim, and 15 km west of Salzgitter. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller ''Red S ...
– a few kilometres west of the western end of the northwest section (
Landkreis Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.
History
In 1885 the Prussian gov ...
)
*
Baddeckenstedt – southwest of northwest section (
Landkreis Wolfenbüttel)
** Wartjenstedt – west of the western end of the northwest section
**
Burgdorf (municipality of Baddeckenstedt) – northwest of the northwest section
**
Elbe
The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...
(municipality of Baddeckenstedt) – south of the northwest section
**
Haverlah (municipality of Baddeckenstedt) – southwest of northern central section
*
Salzgitter
Salzgitter (; Eastphalian: ''Soltgitter'') is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven ''Oberzentren'' of Lower ...
– in the northern parts of the northwest section and the northern central section (
kreisfreie Stadt
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a ''Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia a ...
)
**
Osterlinde – north of the northwest section
**
Lichtenberg
Lichtenberg () is the eleventh borough of Berlin, Germany. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it absorbed the former borough of Hohenschönhausen.
Overview
The district contains the Tierpark Berlin in Friedrichsfelde, the larger of Berlin ...
– north of the northwest section
**
Gebhardshagen – on the transition of the northwestern section to the northern central section
**
Bad
Bad or BAD may refer to:
Common meanings
*Evil, the opposite of moral good
* Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect
* Unhealthy, or counter to well-being
* Antagonist, the threat or obstacle of moral good
Acronyms
* BAD-2, a Soviet armored troll ...
– on the transition from the northern to the southern central section
**
Ringelheim
Ringelheim with 1,994 inhabitants is the sixth biggest quarter of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Innerste River at the very far south-western end of the urban area. The Salzgitter-Ringelheim train station is the most important ...
– west of the transition from the northern to the southern central section
*
Liebenburg
Liebenburg is a municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Geography
The municipal area is situated north of the Harz mountain range, within the eastern Salzgitter Hills of the Innerste Uplands. It borders on the dist ...
– on the transition from the northern to the southern central section (
Landkreis Goslar
Goslar () is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Göttingen, Northeim, Hildesheim and Wolfenbüttel, the city of Salzgitter, and by the states of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Harz) a ...
)
**
Dörnten – west of the southern section
**
Groß Döhren – east of the southern section
**
Othfresen – south of the southern central section
*
Vienenburg
Vienenburg is a borough of Goslar, capital of the Goslar (district), Goslar district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The former independent municipality was incorporated in Goslar on 1 January 2014.
Geography
It is situated in the north of the Harz mou ...
– a few kilometres east of the southern section (Landkreis Goslar)
**
Immenrode (western village of Vienenburg) – southeast of the southern section
**
Weddingen – southeast of the southern section
*
Goslar
Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines ...
– south of the extreme southern end of the southern section (Landkreis Goslar)
**
Hahndorf
Hahndorf is a small town in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. Currently an important tourism spot, it has previously been a centre for farming and services.
Geography
It is accessible from Adelaide, the South Australian capital, ...
(northern village of Goslar) – south of the southern section
**
Jerstedt (northwestern village of Goslar) – southwest of southern section
Sources
* Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde and Raumforschung: Geographische Landesaufnahme 1:200000. Naturräumliche Gliederung Deutschlands. Die naturräumlichen Einheiten auf Blatt 86 Hannover. Bad Godesberg 1960
External links
Landschaftsschutzgebiet im Landkreis Goslar(PDF-Datei; 2,56 MB)
Aktiver Naturschutz im Salzgitter-Höhenzug
References
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Forests and woodlands of Lower Saxony
Hill ranges of Lower Saxony
Natural regions of the Weser-Leine Uplands