Haferberg
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The Haferberg is a hill, , in the Kaufungen Forest in Hesse
and Lower Saxony
in Germany
.
, is located on the border of north Hesse
(Kassel district) and south Lower Saxony
(Göttingen district), 1.25 km northwest of the pass of Umschwang, around 4.5 km east of Nieste and just under 4 km (all distances as the crow flies
) west of Kleinalmerode.
On the crooked state border in the area of the Haferberg, north Hesse is to the northeast and south Lower Saxony to the west; its summit rises around 40 m west of the line on the Lower Saxon side. Along this border runs part of boundary between the Meißner-Kaufungen Forest Nature Park (Hesse) with the neighbouring Münden Nature Park (Lower Saxony) to its north, the summit belonging to the latter.
No roads lead to the peak of the Haferberg, but it may be reached, for example by walking from the Umschwang along the Frau Holle Path. Southeast and on the far side of this pass the path leads up to the hill of Mühlenstein .
to the northeast. The Rautenbach rises on the northern side of the hill and the Hungershäuser Bach to the southeast, near the Umschwang; both are western tributaries of the Werra. The Wengebach rises southeast of the hill, also near the Umschwang, and to the west, the Endschlagbach, which are eastern and northern feeders respectively of the Fulda tributary, the Nieste
.
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...
and 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...
in 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...
.
Geography
The densely wooded Haferberg, which is the highest hill in 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...
, is located on the border of 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...
(Kassel district) and south Lower Saxony
South Lower Saxony
South Lower Saxony refers to the southern part of the German federal state of Lower Saxony. The region so described is neither historically nor geographically clearly defined to the north within Lower Saxony...
(Göttingen district), 1.25 km northwest of the pass of Umschwang, around 4.5 km east of Nieste and just under 4 km (all distances 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 Kleinalmerode.
On the crooked state border in the area of the Haferberg, north Hesse is to the northeast and south Lower Saxony to the west; its summit rises around 40 m west of the line on the Lower Saxon side. Along this border runs part of boundary between the Meißner-Kaufungen Forest Nature Park (Hesse) with the neighbouring Münden Nature Park (Lower Saxony) to its north, the summit belonging to the latter.
No roads lead to the peak of the Haferberg, but it may be reached, for example by walking from the Umschwang along the Frau Holle Path. Southeast and on the far side of this pass the path leads up to the hill of Mühlenstein .
Watersheds
The Haferberg is on the watershed between the river Fulda to the west and river WerraWerra
The 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....
to the northeast. The Rautenbach rises on the northern side of the hill and the Hungershäuser Bach to the southeast, near the Umschwang; both are western tributaries of the Werra. The Wengebach rises southeast of the hill, also near the Umschwang, and to the west, the Endschlagbach, which are eastern and northern feeders respectively of the Fulda tributary, the Nieste
Nieste (river)
Nieste is a river of Hesse, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Hesse...
.