Sieben Berge
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The Sieben Berge are a ridge of hills up to in the Lower Saxon Hills
in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony
(Germany
). Together with the Vorberge
and the Sackwald
the Sieben Berge belong to the geological formation of the Sackmulde.
They are famous as a result of the fairy tale, Snow White
.
, a northern part of the Lower Saxon Hills
. It lies between Gronau on the Leine to the north, Sibbesse
to the northeast and Alfeld to the south.
The Sieben Berge are surrounded by the hills of the Hildesheim Forest
to the northeast, the Sauberge
to the east-northeast, the Vorberge
to the east and the Sackwald
to the southeast. To the west runs the valley of the Leine, behind which rises the Ith
ridge. Topographically it transitions to the Vorberge almost seamlessly. Within and on the edge of the Sieben Berge rise several brook
s whose waters flow, sooner or later, into the Leine.
There are no roads through the unpopulated Sieben Berge, but it is crossed by several forest tracks and walking trails (including the roughly 15 km long Snow White Path, which was named in 2002), on which the wooded terrain can be explored. It may be reached via, for example, the winding state road (Landesstraße
) of the L 485 which branches off the B 3 in Alfeld, and which runs northeast linking Alfeld with Sibbesse and, further to the north, Hildesheim
.
, written in the 19th century by the Brothers Grimm
. In the fairy tale, Snow White lives with the seven dwarfs behind the Siebe Berge.
Other elevations that border on the Sieben Berge are (in order of height):
The Nußberg, which is found north of the hill range, is sometimes counted - according to various sources - instead of the Himmelberg, which is in the extreme southeast of the ridge, as either the first or seventh hilll in the Sieben Berge.
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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....
in the district of Hildesheim, 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...
). Together with the Vorberge
Vorberge
The Vorberge are a ridge, up to high, in the Lower Saxon Hills and within the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony....
and the Sackwald
Sackwald
The Sackwald is a ridge, up to high, in the Lower Saxon Hills in the district of Hildesheim in the North German state of Lower Saxony. It is named after the village of Sack in the borough of Alfeld, the name meaning "Sack Forest"....
the Sieben Berge belong to the geological formation of the Sackmulde.
They are famous as a result of the fairy tale, Snow White
Snow White
"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...
.
Geography
The Sieben Berge ridge is located in the east of the Leine UplandsLeine Uplands
The Leine Uplands is a region in Germany's Central Uplands which forms a part of the Lower Saxon Hills and lies along the River Leine between Göttingen and Hanover...
, a northern part 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 Gronau on the Leine to the north, Sibbesse
Sibbesse
Sibbesse is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south of Hildesheim....
to the northeast and Alfeld to the south.
The Sieben Berge are surrounded by the hills of the Hildesheim Forest
Hildesheim Forest
The Hildesheim Forest is a range of hills up to in the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Geography :The Hildesheim Forest is located in the Innerste Uplands, part of the Lower Saxon Hills, between the valleys of the Leine to the west, the Innerste to the north and the ...
to the northeast, the Sauberge
Sauberge
The Sauberge is a mountain range up to in the Innerste Uplands in the district of Hildesheim in eastern Lower Saxony in Germany.- Location :...
to the east-northeast, the Vorberge
Vorberge
The Vorberge are a ridge, up to high, in the Lower Saxon Hills and within the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony....
to the east and the Sackwald
Sackwald
The Sackwald is a ridge, up to high, in the Lower Saxon Hills in the district of Hildesheim in the North German state of Lower Saxony. It is named after the village of Sack in the borough of Alfeld, the name meaning "Sack Forest"....
to the southeast. To the west runs the valley of the Leine, behind which rises the Ith
Ith
The Ith is a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands which is up to high. It lies about 40 km southwest of Hanover and, at 22 kilometres, is the longest line of crags in North Germany.- Geography :- Location :...
ridge. Topographically it transitions to the Vorberge almost seamlessly. Within and on the edge of the Sieben Berge rise several brook
Brook
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s whose waters flow, sooner or later, into the Leine.
There are no roads through the unpopulated Sieben Berge, but it is crossed by several forest tracks and walking trails (including the roughly 15 km long Snow White Path, which was named in 2002), on which the wooded terrain can be explored. It may be reached via, for example, the winding state road (Landesstraße
Landesstraße
Landesstraßen are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads that cross the boundary of a rural or urban district...
) of the L 485 which branches off the B 3 in Alfeld, and which runs northeast linking Alfeld with Sibbesse and, further to the north, 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...
.
Snow White
The Sieben Berge gained fame from the tale of Snow WhiteSnow White
"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...
, written in the 19th century by the Brothers Grimm
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
. In the fairy tale, Snow White lives with the seven dwarfs behind the Siebe Berge.
Hills
The Sieben Berge, whose highest hill is the Hohe Tafel , comprise the following elevations as seen from north to south (heights in metres above Normalnull):- Hörzen (364,1 m) – east of Brüggen
- Hohe Tafel (395 m; also Tafelberg) – east-southeast of Brüggen – with Ernst Binnewies Tower (colloquially: Tafelberg Tower; observation tower)
- Saalberg (313,2 m) – southeast of Brüggen
- Ostenberg (359,8 m) – east of Dehnsen (municipality of Alfeld)
- Lauensberg (333,4 m) – north-northeast of Eimsen (municipality of Alfeld)
- Heimberg (316,3 m) – northeast of Eimsen
- Himmelberg (307,5 m) – north of Alfeld – with the Himmelberg Tower (22,12 m high)
Other elevations that border on the Sieben Berge are (in order of height):
- Nesselberg (362,2 m) – east-southeast of Brüggen
- Nußberg (301 m) – between Rheden and Eberholzen - with its nearby transmission tower
- Ortsberg (279 m) – northeast of Alfeld
The Nußberg, which is found north of the hill range, is sometimes counted - according to various sources - instead of the Himmelberg, which is in the extreme southeast of the ridge, as either the first or seventh hilll in the Sieben Berge.
Waterways
The waterways in and around the Sieben Berge include the:- Despe, passes the Sieben Berge to the north flowing in an east-west direction, eastern tributary of the Leine
- Hahmbach, rises in the north-northeastern part of the Sieben Berge where it joins the Vorberge, southern tributary of the Despe
- Leine, passes the Sieben Berge to the west in a south to north direction, left tributary of the AllerAllerThe Aller is a river, long, in the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony in Germany. It is a right-hand, and hence eastern, tributary of the River Weser and is also its largest tributary. Its last form the Lower Aller federal waterway...
, tributary of the Weser - Wispe, flows by Wispenstein into the Leine
Settlements
Settlements on the edge of the Sieben Berge include the:- Alfeld on the Leine, south of the Sieben Berge
- BrüggenBrüggen (Leine)Brüggen is a municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany....
on the Leine, northwest of the Siebe Berge - EberholzenEberholzenEberholzen is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Eberholzen is a very old village. The first mention of the village, which was originally called Eilbereholthusen, was in a document which was written in 1240...
am Hahmbach, north-northeast of the Sieben Berge - Gronau on the Leine, north of the Sieben Berge
- Rheden east of the Leine, west of the Sieben Berge
- SibbesseSibbesseSibbesse is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south of Hildesheim....
in the catchment areaDrainage basinA drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Despe, northeast of the Sieben Berge
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