Spechtshorn is a village in the municipality of Hohne

Hohne

Hohne is a municipality in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany, east of the county town of Celle. It includes the three former parishes of Hohne, Helmerkamp and Spechtshorn...

 in the collective municipality of Lachendorf

Lachendorf (Samtgemeinde)

Lachendorf is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in Lachendorf.The Samtgemeinde Lachendorf consists of the following municipalities:# Ahnsbeck# Beedenbostel# Eldingen# Hohne...

 in Celle district, in the German state 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...

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Geography

Spechtshorn lies east of the River Wiehe, a right-hand tributary of the Schwarzwasser.

History

The Spechtshorn Village Chronicle was collected and published in 1999 by Karl-Heinrich Dralle.

Until the early 1990s DEA extracted crude oil at various locations in and around Spechtshorn (e.g. in Schmarloh

Schmarloh

The Schmarloh is a ridge in the Südheide heath in the eastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in Germany, that lies between Groß Oesingen and Lachendorf north of the Wiehe Stream. Its highest point is the 69 metre high Jahrnsloh Berg, 2 km southwest of Groß Oesingen...

). The many green pumps were part of the village character for many years.

Nature monuments

The Torfmoor, a peat lake several kilometres from Spechtshorn is today a popular location for ice-skating. It was formerly used to provide fuel for the region.

Spechtshorn lies near the Schmarloh

Schmarloh

The Schmarloh is a ridge in the Südheide heath in the eastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in Germany, that lies between Groß Oesingen and Lachendorf north of the Wiehe Stream. Its highest point is the 69 metre high Jahrnsloh Berg, 2 km southwest of Groß Oesingen...

, a cultural landscape, which is an important migration and breeding area for birds.