Bückeberg
Sign in to saveThe Bückeberg (; also the Bückeberge) is a small hill range, up to high, in the Calenberg Uplands between the Harrl and the Deister in central Germany, and is often considered part of the Weser Uplands. It lies in the district of Schaumburg, and stretches for some from west to east from Bückeburg and the village of Bad Eilsen towards Bad Nenndorf.
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14 sectionsContents
- Topography
- Geology
- Hills in the Bückeberg
- Streams
- Flora and fauna
- Economic utilisation
- Military use
- Leisure activities
- Forest restaurants in and around the Bückeberg
- Towns and villages of the Bückeberg
- History
- Etymology
- Myths
- References
The Bückeberg (; also the Bückeberge) is a small hill range, up to high, in the Calenberg Uplands between the Harrl and the Deister in central Germany, and is often considered part of the Weser Uplands. It lies in the district of Schaumburg, and stretches for some from west to east from Bückeburg and the village of Bad Eilsen towards Bad Nenndorf.
== Topography == thumb|Physical map of the Bückeberg hills The ridge runs from southwest to northeast for about at heights of to about . It only has a few summits, like the Bückeberg (or Diebische Ecke) (ca. ), east of the track junction on the Eulenburg Way, and the Großer Karl () near Reinsdorf. Here its course swings north and ends with the foothills of Münchhausener Berg and Heisterberg near Beckedorf. The gentle northern dip slope descends into the North German Plain, whilst the steeper southern scarp slope drops into the Aue valley, through which the A 2 autobahn runs. The Heeßer Berge in the west is a nature reserve.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bückeberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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