Bramwald
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The Bramwald is a range of hill
s up to in the Weser Uplands in Lower Saxony
(Germany
). It is a unique, natural, wild, hill and forest
landscape. This is particularly so in the north around the Totenberg
.
lies in South Lower Saxony
some 20 km (as the crow flies
) west of Göttingen
and 5 km north of the town of Hann. Münden
. It lies east of the upper, southern course of the Weser, whose western banks are dominated by the vast Reinhardswald
forest in North Hesse
. North of the Bramwald are the Kiffing
hills, which lie south of the Schwülme
valley and north of the Bramwald’s north-northwestern foothills.
The long ridge of the Bramwald is part of the state forest of Bramwald and is bordered in the north by the state forest of Bad Karlshafen
and in the south by the Hann. Münden state forest. Its highest hill
is the Totenberg , which lies in the north of the forested region and is surrounded by a large nature reserve
.
The Bramwald is crossed in an east-west direction by a section of the Frau Holle Path and in a north-south direction by the Upland to Weser Uplands Path, as well as a few, narrow roads, such as the Landesstraße
560, which links Hemeln
and Reinhardshagen
in the west with Niemetal
-Ellershausen in the east. The German Fairy Tale Road also runs along this road through the forest following part of the Frau-Holle-Route.
):
and cultural monuments of the Bramwald are the:
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
s up to in the Weser Uplands in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
). It is a unique, natural, wild, hill and forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
landscape. This is particularly so in the north around the Totenberg
Totenberg
The Totenberg, at , is the highest hill in the Bramwald, a forested hill range in the Weser Uplands in South Lower Saxony.The hill is surrounded by the Totenberg nature reserve with an area of about 437 hectares, of which 342 ha is managed as "near-natural forest". The rest is designated...
.
Geography
The Bramwald in the northwest of the Münden Nature ParkMünden Nature Park
The Münden Nature Park lies within the district of Göttingen, in south Lower Saxony in Germany.- Geography :This large and densely wooded nature park was founded in 1959 within the borders of the now defunct district of Münden...
lies in South Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
some 20 km (as the crow flies
As the crow flies
"As the crow flies" or beelining is an idiom for the shortest route between two points; the geodesic distance.An example is the great-circle distance between Key West and Pensacola, at either end of the U.S...
) west of Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
and 5 km north of the town of Hann. Münden
Hann. Münden
Hann. Münden is the German official name of a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The city is located in the district of Göttingen at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers, which join to form the river Weser. It has 28,000 inhabitants...
. It lies east of the upper, southern course of the Weser, whose western banks are dominated by the vast Reinhardswald
Reinhardswald
The Reinhardswald is a range of hills up to and covering an area of over 200 km² in the Weser Uplands in the district of Kassel, Hesse...
forest in North Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
. North of the Bramwald are the Kiffing
Kiffing
The Kiffing is a range of hills, relatively small in area and up to , in the district of Kassel in the German state of Hesse.- Geography :The Kiffing hills in the extreme north of Hesse belong to the southern ranges of the Weser Uplands. They are located between the southern foothills of the...
hills, which lie south of the Schwülme
Schwülme
Schwülme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
valley and north of the Bramwald’s north-northwestern foothills.
The long ridge of the Bramwald is part of the state forest of Bramwald and is bordered in the north by the state forest of Bad Karlshafen
Bad Karlshafen
Bad Karlshafen is a baroque, thermal salt spa town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It has 2300 inhabitants in the main ward of Bad Karlshafen, and a further 1900 in the medieval ward of Helmarshausen...
and in the south by the Hann. Münden state forest. Its highest hill
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
is the Totenberg , which lies in the north of the forested region and is surrounded by a large nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
.
The Bramwald is crossed in an east-west direction by a section of the Frau Holle Path and in a north-south direction by the Upland to Weser Uplands Path, as well as a few, narrow roads, such as the Landesstraße
Landesstraße
Landesstraßen are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads that cross the boundary of a rural or urban district...
560, which links Hemeln
Hemeln
Hemeln is an outlying borough of the City of Hann. Münden. The village lies on the right bank of the Weser River, 12 km from the city proper. The highways L561 and L560 run through the community. The village's population of some 960 includes those of the two neighboring villages, Glashütte...
and Reinhardshagen
Reinhardshagen
Reinhardshagen is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 24 kilometers north of Kassel, and 21 kilometers west of Göttingen....
in the west with Niemetal
Niemetal
Niemetal is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
-Ellershausen in the east. The German Fairy Tale Road also runs along this road through the forest following part of the Frau-Holle-Route.
Hills
The following hills belong to the Bramwald (excluding hills in the KiffingKiffing
The Kiffing is a range of hills, relatively small in area and up to , in the district of Kassel in the German state of Hesse.- Geography :The Kiffing hills in the extreme north of Hesse belong to the southern ranges of the Weser Uplands. They are located between the southern foothills of the...
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Streams
The following streams may be found in and around the Bramwald, most of which run in an east-west direction:- Hasselgraben – rises in the north of the Bramwald and flows into the Thielebach
- Hessenbach – rises in the extreme north of the Bramwald, flows towards the northeast and belongs to the catchment area of the Schwülme
- NiemeNiemeNieme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
– rises in the south of the Bramwald, crosses it in the north and flows into the Weser - Rehbach – rises in the north of the Bramwald and flows into the Nieme
- Schede – rises in the south of the Bramwald, passes it to the south and flows into the Weser
- SchwülmeSchwülmeSchwülme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
– rises in the south of the SollingSollingThe Solling is a range of hills up to high in the Weser Uplands in the German state of Lower Saxony, whose extreme southerly foothills extend into Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia....
, passes the Bramwald to the northeast and flows into the Weser - Thielebach – rises in the north of the Bramwald, crosses this region and flows into the Weser
- Weser – begins south of the Bramwald at the confluence of the Fulda and WerraWerraThe Werra is a river in central Germany, the right-source river of the Weser. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After 293 km the Werra joins the river Fulda in the town of Hann. Münden, forming the Weser....
and passes the Bramwald to the west
Places of interest
Amongst the points of interest, naturalNatural Monument
A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance....
and cultural monuments of the Bramwald are the:
- Ruins of Bramburg castle (between Hemeln and Glashütte)
- Hinüber Beech (‘’Hinüberbuche’’) (east of Vaake)
- Hedwig Oak (‘’Hedwigseiche’’) (north of Volkmarshausen)
- several tumuli (e. g. east of Vaake)
- the circular rampartCircular rampartA circular rampart is an embankment built in the shape of a circle that was used as part of the defences for a military fortification, hill fort or refuge, or was built for religious purposes or as a place of gathering....
of Hünenburg near the Bramburg (between Hemeln and Glashütte) - Köhler-Liesel Hut (south of the Totenberg)
- Fairy Tale Beech (‘’Märchenbuche’’) (between Hemeln and Glashütte)
- Quartzite blocks (east of Hemeln)
- Schwedenschanze (northwest of Volkmarshausen)
- Totenberg Hut (north of the Totenberg)
- Wilhelm-Magerkurt Oak (east of Hemeln)
Neighbouring forest
The following forests adjoin the Bramwald:- KiffingKiffingThe Kiffing is a range of hills, relatively small in area and up to , in the district of Kassel in the German state of Hesse.- Geography :The Kiffing hills in the extreme north of Hesse belong to the southern ranges of the Weser Uplands. They are located between the southern foothills of the...
to the north - Dransfeld State Forest to the east
- Kaufungen Forest – some way to the south
- ReinhardswaldReinhardswaldThe Reinhardswald is a range of hills up to and covering an area of over 200 km² in the Weser Uplands in the district of Kassel, Hesse...
– beyond the Weser to the west
Towns and villages
The actual Bramwald is uninhabited, but the following towns and villages lie nearby.- in the north:
- Fürstenhagen (part of UslarUslarUslar is a town and a municipality in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, in the south-western part of the district of Northeim, and in the south of the hills of Solling forest which are part of the Weser Uplands.Uslar is located on the German Framework Road....
)
- Fürstenhagen (part of Uslar
- in the east:
- Mielenhausen (part of Hann. MündenHann. MündenHann. Münden is the German official name of a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The city is located in the district of Göttingen at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers, which join to form the river Weser. It has 28,000 inhabitants...
) - BührenBührenBühren is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany.- References :...
(municipality) - NiemetalNiemetalNiemetal is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
(municipality with the villages of Ellershausen and Löwenhagen)
- Mielenhausen (part of Hann. Münden
- in the south:
- Hilwartshausen (part of Hann. Münden)
- GimteGimteGimte is a village in the municipality of Hann. Münden, Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population of 2150 and an area of 5.01 km². The local mayor of Gimte is Peter Kazwinkel .-Location:...
(part of Hann. Münden) - Volkmarshausen (part of Hann. Münden)
- in the west:
- HemelnHemelnHemeln is an outlying borough of the City of Hann. Münden. The village lies on the right bank of the Weser River, 12 km from the city proper. The highways L561 and L560 run through the community. The village's population of some 960 includes those of the two neighboring villages, Glashütte...
(municipality with BursfeldeBursfeldeBursfelde is a village, now administratively joined with Hemeln as Bursfelde-Hemeln, in the northern part of Hann. Münden in the district of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.The village lies on the east side of the Weser River. It is best known for its...
and Glashütte; part of Hann. Münden) - ReinhardshagenReinhardshagenReinhardshagen is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 24 kilometers north of Kassel, and 21 kilometers west of Göttingen....
(municipality with the villages of Veckerhagen and Vaake on the other, western, bank of the Weser in North Hesse)
- Hemeln
- in the northwest:
- OberweserOberweserOberweser is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 32 kilometers north of Kassel, and 27 kilometers northwest of Göttingen....
(with the villages of Gottstreu and Gieselwerder on the other, western, bank of the Weser and Oedelsheim in North Hesse)
- Oberweser