Deister

thumb|upright=1.5|The Deister The Deister () is a chain of hills in the German state of Lower Saxony, about 15 mi (25 km) southwest of the city of Hanover. It runs in a north-westerly direction from Springe in the south to Rodenberg in the north. The next in the chain of hills to the south is the Kleiner Deister ("Little Deister") from which it is separated by the flat pass of the Deister Gate. It is surrounded by Springe, Wennigsen, Barsinghausen, Bad Nenndorf, Rodenberg and Bad Münder (counter-clockwise, starting in the south).

The '''''' is the highest hill in the range in the German state of Lower Saxony, reaching . It owes its name to the broom (, but formerly known as or ) growing here. The highest point of the hill is close to the an observation tower on the territory of the town of close to the boundary of the municipality of .

mountain in Deister hills near Hannover, Germany