Hainberg (hills)
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The Hainberg is a hill range, up to 299 metres high, northwest of the Harz Mountains in the eastern part 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...

, Germany
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Hills

Amongst the hills in the Hainberg are the following:

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  • Kalter Buschkopf
  • Schlahköpfe (285 m)
  • Steinberg (283 m; ein Teil der Bodensteiner Klippen)
  • Hohlenberg (263 m)
  • Bodensteiner Klippen (ca. 200 to 283 m)
  • Kliebenkopf (254 m)
  • Lauhberg (253 m)
  • Jägerturmsköpfe (251 m)
  • Nördlicher Jägertumskopf (244 m) - with Jägerturm

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  • Osterklippe (235 m; part of the Bodensteiner Klippen)
  • Eichenberg (226 m)
  • Papenberg (226 m)
  • Hillenberg (224 m)
  • Langenberg (224 m)
  • Spitzer Hai (222 m)
  • Wohldenberg (218 m) - with Wohldenberg Castle
  • Kapitelhai (209 m)
  • Hützlah (206 m)

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Settlements

Settlements in and near the Hainberg are:

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  • Baddeckenstedt
    Baddeckenstedt
    Baddeckenstedt is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in an exclave of the district, approx...

     to the north-northeast
  • Bockenem
    Bockenem
    Bockenem is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany that was founded in 1154. It is located on the German Framework Road.-Surrounding villages:*Jerze*Königsdahlum*Bornum*Mahlum*Schlewecke*Ortshausen*Volkersheim*Hary*Störy...

     to the west
  • Sehlde
    Sehlde
    Sehlde is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

     to the east

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  • Holle
    Holle
    Holle is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km southeast of Hildesheim, and 15 km west of Salzgitter. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.- External links :...

     to the north-northeast
  • Wallmoden
    Wallmoden
    Wallmoden is a town in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was the ancestral seat of the House of Wallmoden....

    to the south

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