Moosberg
Encyclopedia
The Moosberg is a 513.0 m high hill in the Solling
range, which is located in southwestern Lower Saxony
(Germany
).
. This heavily wooded hill is a little south of the half way point between Boffzen
and Dassel
, as the crow flies
, and around 1.5 km east of Neuhaus.
From topographical maps it is clear, for example from trigonometric points
that there are three different summit on the Moosberg at 513.0 m (north), 508.7 m (centre) and 508.6 m (south).
On the western slope of the Moosberg is the Hochsolling Observation Tower
.
Solling
The Solling is a range of hills up to high in the Weser Uplands in the German state of Lower Saxony, whose extreme southerly foothills extend into Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia....
range, which is located in southwestern 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
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 hill lies in the "Hochsolling", the central and highest part of the Solling, which is surrounded by the Solling-Vogler Nature ParkSolling-Vogler Nature Park
The Solling-Vogler Nature Park is a nature park in South Lower Saxony in Germany. It has an area of and was established in 1966.The nature park includes the hill ranges of the Solling and the Vogler but also the Burgberg which lies east of Weser valley between the two upland regions...
. This heavily wooded hill is a little south of the half way point between Boffzen
Boffzen
Boffzen is a municipality in Holzminden district, Lower Saxony, Germany.Allocation of seats in the local council electoral period 2001-2006:* CDU: 4* SPD: 10* FDP: 1Boffzen is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Boffzen....
and Dassel
Dassel
Dassel is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district Northeim. It is located near the hills of the Solling mountains.-History:...
, 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...
, and around 1.5 km east of Neuhaus.
From topographical maps it is clear, for example from trigonometric points
Triangulation station
A triangulation station, also known as a triangulation pillar, trigonometrical station, trigonometrical point, trig station, trig beacon or trig point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity...
that there are three different summit on the Moosberg at 513.0 m (north), 508.7 m (centre) and 508.6 m (south).
On the western slope of the Moosberg is the Hochsolling Observation Tower
Observation tower
An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision. They are usually at least tall and made from stone, iron, and wood. Many modern towers are also used as TV towers, restaurants, or churches...
.
Sights
- Hochsolling Observation Tower
- Mecklenbruch (raised bog and nature reserveNature reserveA nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
) - Neuhaus Deer Park (and forest museum)