Giesen Hills
Encyclopedia
The Giesen Hills are a ridge, up to 162.6 metres high, in the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony
.
, a northeastern element of the Lower Saxon Hills
. It lies between sections of the River Innerste
to the east and the River Leine to the west, north of Himmelsthür (northwest of Hildesheim
) and south of Giesen
.
Immediately adjacent to the Giesen Hills to the south is a local military training area, on whose western edge the Osterberg (181 m above NN) rises, but which is not considered part of this landscape unit. The B 6
federal road runs past the ridge to the east – roughly parallel to the Innerste – and still further east is the Hildesheim Canal, which runs from north to south along, and a section of the A 7 motorway.
(on the northern rim) and Himmelsthür (to the northwest of Hildesheim
; on the southern edge).
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...
.
Geography
The ridge of the Giesen Hills is located in the extreme north of the Innerste UplandsInnerste Uplands
The Innerste Uplands is a landscape region up to 359 m high and covering an area of over 900 km² in the northern part of the German Central Uplands...
, a northeastern element 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....
. It lies between sections of the River Innerste
Innerste
The Innerste is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Leine river and 95 km in length.- Origin of the name :...
to the east and the River Leine to the west, north of Himmelsthür (northwest of Hildesheim
Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...
) and south of Giesen
Giesen
Giesen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 6 km northwest of Hildesheim, and 22 km southeast of Hanover.The municipality includes five villages:* Ahrbergen...
.
Description
The Giesen Hills reach their highest point in an unnamed summmit, 162.6 metres high. The wooded northern part of the ridge is crossed by a few footpaths and forest tracks. Towards the east the land falls away to the Innerste, that flows close by the ridge from south to north. To the west the hills descend gradually towards the Leine, that runs past them, also in a south to north direction, some 6 kilometres away.Immediately adjacent to the Giesen Hills to the south is a local military training area, on whose western edge the Osterberg (181 m above NN) rises, but which is not considered part of this landscape unit. The B 6
Bundesstraße 6
The Bundesstraße 6 runs from the North Sea coast in a southeasterly direction through the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony to the Polish border.- History :...
federal road runs past the ridge to the east – roughly parallel to the Innerste – and still further east is the Hildesheim Canal, which runs from north to south along, and a section of the A 7 motorway.
Settlements
The settlements around the Giesen Hills are: GiesenGiesen
Giesen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 6 km northwest of Hildesheim, and 22 km southeast of Hanover.The municipality includes five villages:* Ahrbergen...
(on the northern rim) and Himmelsthür (to the northwest of Hildesheim
Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...
; on the southern edge).