Steinberg (Leine Uplands)
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The Steinberg is a small hill ridge, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills
in the districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony
.
, which in turn are the northern part of the Lower Saxon Hills
. It is about 2.8 kilometres long and is situated in the triangle formed by the villages of Alfeld, Freden and Delligsen
. It lies between Gerzen to the north, Föhrste and Wispenstein to the east, Imsen to the southeast, Delligsen
to the south and Grünenplan some distance to the northwest.
Nordwest of the Steinberg lies the Reuberg
, on the other side of the River Leine are the Sieben Berge to the north and the Sackwald
to the east. To the southeast is the Selter
and to the southwest and west the Hils
. The valley of the Wispe, a southwest tributary of the Leine, separates it from the Selter.
The B 3 runs past the Steinberg to the east and southeast.
that has undergone folding. On its crest and its, in places, steep flanks, there are limestone crags, usually hidden in the woods, like the Kippnäse in ther southeast. Somewhat to the southeast main summit of the ridge there is an old quarry
, which is now designated as a nature reserve.
The Steinberg is thickly wooded, especially by deciduous stands. In the northeast is the Imsen Forest and in the southwest the Delligsen Forest.
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 districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim 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...
.
Location
The Steinberg lies in the western half 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...
, which in turn are the 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 is about 2.8 kilometres long and is situated in the triangle formed by the villages of Alfeld, Freden and Delligsen
Delligsen
Delligsen is a municipality in Holzminden district, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
. It lies between Gerzen to the north, Föhrste and Wispenstein to the east, Imsen to the southeast, Delligsen
Delligsen
Delligsen is a municipality in Holzminden district, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
to the south and Grünenplan some distance to the northwest.
Nordwest of the Steinberg lies the Reuberg
Reuberg
The Reuberg is a ridge, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills in the districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Location :The Reuberg lies in the western part of the Leine Uplands, a northern section of the Lower Saxon Hills...
, on the other side of the River Leine are the Sieben Berge to the north 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 east. To the southeast is the Selter
Selter (hills)
The Selter is a ridge, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills in the districts of Hildesheim, Holzminden and Northeim in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Location :...
and to the southwest and west the Hils
Hils
For HILS, see Hardware-in-the-loop simulation.The Hils is a range of hills in Germany's Central Uplands that is up to high. It is located in the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim and Northeim, in the state of Lower Saxony.- Geography :...
. The valley of the Wispe, a southwest tributary of the Leine, separates it from the Selter.
The B 3 runs past the Steinberg to the east and southeast.
Geology and landscape
The Steinberg is made of limestoneLimestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
that has undergone folding. On its crest and its, in places, steep flanks, there are limestone crags, usually hidden in the woods, like the Kippnäse in ther southeast. Somewhat to the southeast main summit of the ridge there is an old quarry
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
, which is now designated as a nature reserve.
The Steinberg is thickly wooded, especially by deciduous stands. In the northeast is the Imsen Forest and in the southwest the Delligsen Forest.