Harly Forest
Encyclopedia
The Harly Forest is a hill range up to 256 m above NN in the district of Goslar in southeastern Lower Saxony
in Germany.
northeast of Goslar
and immediately north-northwest of Vienenburg
. It is surrounded by the individual villages of the borough of Vienenburg. The Harly is 6 km long by 1 km wide and its eastern foothills overlook the valley of the Oker
. The Harly Forest may be reached from the A 395
motorway, the B 241
and B 82 federal roads and the side roads and tracks branching off the those roads.
The highest hill in the Harly Forest is the Harlyberg
, roughly 256 metres high, atop which an observation tower, the Harly Tower (Harlyturm), stands.
s the Harly Forest is classed as a "Geological Anticline" (Geologischer Schmalsattel). Ecologically the Harly Forest is a near-natural hillside forest (naturnaher Hangwald) on warm-dry chalk and silicate habitats.
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.
Geography
It is located in the northern Harz Foreland about 11 kilometres as the crow fliesAs 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...
northeast of Goslar
Goslar
Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.-Geography:Goslar is situated at the...
and immediately north-northwest of Vienenburg
Vienenburg
Vienenburg is a town in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the north of the Harz mountain range on the river Oker, approx. northeast of Goslar...
. It is surrounded by the individual villages of the borough of Vienenburg. The Harly is 6 km long by 1 km wide and its eastern foothills overlook the valley of the Oker
Oker
The Oker is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.- Course :...
. The Harly Forest may be reached from the A 395
Bundesautobahn 395
is an autobahn in Germany.The A 395 begins at an interchange with the A 39 and B 248 south of Brunswick . From there, the road heads in a general southerly direction, bypassing Wolfenbüttel, Schladen and other, smaller towns....
motorway, the B 241
Bundesstraße 241
The B 241 is a federal road in Germany. It runs from Hohenwepel to Vienenburg.- States and districts :* North Rhine-Westphalia** Höxter district*** Hohenwepel, Borgentreich, Dalhausen, Beverungen* Lower Saxony...
and B 82 federal roads and the side roads and tracks branching off the those roads.
The highest hill in the Harly Forest is the Harlyberg
Harlyberg
The Harlyberg, at , is the highest hill of the Harly Forest, and rises in the district of Goslar in southeastern Lower Saxony, central Germany....
, roughly 256 metres high, atop which an observation tower, the Harly Tower (Harlyturm), stands.
Geology and Ecology
The Harly is a tectonic salt formation. In the technical language of geologistGeologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
s the Harly Forest is classed as a "Geological Anticline" (Geologischer Schmalsattel). Ecologically the Harly Forest is a near-natural hillside forest (naturnaher Hangwald) on warm-dry chalk and silicate habitats.