Duinger Berg
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The Duinger Berg is a hill range, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills
and the district of Landkreis in the German state of Lower Saxony
.
, a northern section of the Lower Saxon Hills
. Its highest summit is the Babenstein and it measures some 7.5 km in length. It is situated in the triangle formed by the settlements of Eime
, Alfeld and Duingen
and also lies between Deinsen and Lübbrechtsen to the north, Rott, Hoyershausen
and Lütgenholzen to the east, Brunkensen to the southeast, Coppengrave
to the south, Duingen
to the southwest and Weenzen
and Marienhagen
to the northwest.
The main summit of the Duinger Berg is the Babenstein . A little further southeast is the Kikedal .
Northwest of the Duinger Berg is the ridge of the Thüster Berg
, to the east is the Külf
, southeast the Reuberg
and west the knife-edge of the Ith
, part of which lies within the Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park
. The valley of the Glene, a southwestern tributary of the Leine leads to the Reuberg.
The B 240 runs past the Duinger Berg to the northwest. The B 3 runs by to the east.
Lower Saxon Hills
The Lower Saxon Hills are one the 73 natural regions in Germany defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Geographically it covers roughly the same area as the Weser Uplands in its wider sense....
and the district of Landkreis in the German state of 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...
.
Location
The Duinger Berg lies in the western part of the Leine UplandsLeine Uplands
The Leine Uplands is a region in Germany's Central Uplands which forms a part of the Lower Saxon Hills and lies along the River Leine between Göttingen and Hanover...
, a northern section of the Lower Saxon Hills
Lower Saxon Hills
The Lower Saxon Hills are one the 73 natural regions in Germany defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Geographically it covers roughly the same area as the Weser Uplands in its wider sense....
. Its highest summit is the Babenstein and it measures some 7.5 km in length. It is situated in the triangle formed by the settlements of Eime
Eime
Eime is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.-External links:*...
, Alfeld and Duingen
Duingen
Duingen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 40 km south of Hanover....
and also lies between Deinsen and Lübbrechtsen to the north, Rott, Hoyershausen
Hoyershausen
Hoyershausen is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.- References :...
and Lütgenholzen to the east, Brunkensen to the southeast, Coppengrave
Coppengrave
Coppengrave is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany....
to the south, Duingen
Duingen
Duingen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 40 km south of Hanover....
to the southwest and Weenzen
Weenzen
Weenzen is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany....
and Marienhagen
Marienhagen
Marienhagen is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany....
to the northwest.
The main summit of the Duinger Berg is the Babenstein . A little further southeast is the Kikedal .
Northwest of the Duinger Berg is the ridge of the Thüster Berg
Thüster Berg
The Thüster Berg is a ridge, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills in central Germany. It is situated in the districts of Hameln-Pyrmont and Hildesheim in the federal state of Lower Saxony.- Location :...
, to the east is the Külf
Külf
The Külf is a ridge, up to , in the Leine Uplands in the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Location :With seven main summits, the Külf stretches for about 9 kilometres, lying in a triangle formed by the settlements of Gronau, Alfeld and Duingen...
, southeast the Reuberg
Reuberg
The Reuberg is a ridge, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills in the districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Location :The Reuberg lies in the western part of the Leine Uplands, a northern section of the Lower Saxon Hills...
and west the knife-edge of the Ith
Ith
The Ith is a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands which is up to high. It lies about 40 km southwest of Hanover and, at 22 kilometres, is the longest line of crags in North Germany.- Geography :- Location :...
, part of which lies within the Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park
Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park
The Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park lies on the northern edge of the German Central Uplands where it transitions to the North German Plain, about southwest of Hanover. The sponsor of the nature park, which was founded in 1975, is the state of Lower Saxony...
. The valley of the Glene, a southwestern tributary of the Leine leads to the Reuberg.
The B 240 runs past the Duinger Berg to the northwest. The B 3 runs by to the east.