Weser mountain country

Blick zum Wesergebirge
view to the Weser mountains

the Weser mountain country is a part of the mountain country of Lower Saxony in Lower Saxony, Hessen and North Rhine-Westphalia along the river Weser between Hann. Flowing and Porta Westfalica into Germany.

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geography

beside the entire Weser valley between Hann. Flowing and Porta Westfalica are added several geologically connected Höhenzüge and individual mountains which can be differentiated however clearly to the Weser mountain country. Strictly speaking belong to:

OfNorth arranged according to south according to height
300 m)

The natural-space master unit Weser and Weser line mountain country (mountain country of Lower Saxony) becomes in the lower and the upper Weser mountain country as well as the Weser line mountain countrypartitioned. Here the Weser mountain country is understood clearly more spaciously in particular to the west, while the eastern parts are added to the Weser line mountain country.

Lower Weser mountain country upper Weser mountain country

are often added to the line the Weser mountain country beside being, Vogler, Bramwald and pure hard forest also further mountains of the Weser line mountain country west. In addition count in particular the following Höhenzüge:

the landscape was formed last considerably in the process of the ice ages by glacier raids of the Scandinavian inland ice sheet.

important cities

culture

the Weser mountain country is one of the richest architecture landscapes in Europe. Between 1520 and 1640 developed here with the so-called Weser Renaissance the today largest amassment north of Renaissance architecture the alps. Supraregional admits is the Rattenfänger of Hameln, from Bodenwerder originating the Hieronymus of Muenchhausen and in Hann. Flow the deceased doctor Eisenbarth.

In the region are in addition many Fairy tale of the brothers Grimm resident, for example Schneewittchen, which is to play in Alfeld, or Dornrö, when its lock the ruin Sababurg applies with Hofgeismar.

tourism

of routistic importance are, beside the above mentioned. historical cities and that Nature park Weser mountain country Schaumburg Hameln, that about 500 km long remote cycle track Weser cycle track along the Weser. A botanische characteristic are the rare Süntelbuchen.

With the experience world Renaissance develops for that world-wide first decentralized historical topic park, that in Hameln, Stadthagen, Bevern, Bueckeburg, Höxter and Rinteln before historical window blind a whole epoch by production to the life arouse.

Is of increasing importance the motorcycle tourism. The Weser mountain country is beside the resin the ideal motorcycle district for the north Germans area. A highlight is the excrement hereditary suppl., a popular motorcycle meeting place with wonderful all-round visibility up to 80 km. To mention the motorcycle museum in Wickensen as well as the toning castle in Höxter Albaxen are absolute.

literature

  • Petra Widmer, Sigurd Elert: Gardens in the Weser mountain country. A journey tooPark and gardens along the Weser. Mitzkat, Holzminden 2004, ISBN 3-931656-65-9

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coordinates: 52° 13 ' N, 9° 5 ' O

 

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