The Calenberger Bergland is a partial landscape of the Lower Saxon Bergland, at the transition between Weserbergland and Leinebergland. The central landscape is that Deister. The region lies in Lower Saxony and to a small extent in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Regions
This article describes the northeastern part of the Weserbergland around the Deister ridge, north and east of the Weser, west of the Leine. The following landscapes are included:
- Bückeberge at Buckeburg, up to 367 m above sea level
- Weser Mountains at Rinteln
- Süntel West of Bad Münder am Deister
- Osterwald at Coppenbrugge
- Ith Hils at Coppengrave
- Deister at Jump
places
Cities and municipalities in the region. The wooded mountain ranges of the Deister and the other mountain ranges mentioned above are largely uninhabited.
- Jump
- Bad Münder am Deister
- Bad Nenndorf
- Barsinghausen
- Rodenberg
- Wennigsen (Deister)
- Lauenau
- Einbeckshausen
On the Weser are:
Other goals
Nearby are:
background
language
getting there
- Hanover Airport
- ICE stop in Hanover or Hildesheim, IC stop in Minden
- Weser cycle path and Leine-Heide cycle path
mobility
S-Bahn connections with at least hourly intervals from Hanover to Bad Nenndorf, Barsinghausen, Wennigsen (Deister), Bad Münder, Hamelin, Emmerthal. The Egestorf S-Bahn station is located directly on the Deister, elsewhere it is usually a long walk to hiking trails. There are also train stations with regular rail traffic in Coppenbrügge, Hessisch Oldendorf, Rinteln, Vlotho and Porta Westfalica.
Bus connections on some lines can only be sporadic or canceled entirely at the weekend.
Tourist Attractions
- Annaturm on the Bröhn - The 28 m high observation tower stands on the 405 m high Bröhm, the highest point of the Deister. Tower opening times: Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. There is one on the structure Excursion restaurant. The at 52 ° 14 '48 "N.9 ° 30 '32 "E The lying tower is only accessible on foot or by bike. The mountain name "Bröhn" goes back to the broom that grows on the mountain.
- - How to get there by car: Hikers' car park on the Nienstedt - Egestorf pass road at an altitude of around 280 m From there you walk about 3 km along a largely paved path to the tower (walking time about 3/4 hour).
- - More information: Annaturm up www.turmbesteiger.de
- Bison enclosure jump. In addition to bison, you can see, among others. Wolves, bears, wild horses, lynxes and raccoons. A falconry (birds of prey demonstration) is also located on the site.
- Wennigser water wheels. A series of miniature water mills that can be visited from the last weekend in April to the last Friday in September. The colorful, creative models are located below the Feldberg spring in the forest.
- 1 Visitor mine Klosterstollen, Hinterkampstrasse 6, 30890 Barsinghausen. Tel.: (0)5105 514187.
activities
- hike - The extensive forests of the ridge are ideal for walks and hikes.
- Cycling - Cyclists can try their hand at the Egestorf-Nienstedt pass road. There is also a signposted circular route around the Großer Deister, namely the "Deister roundabout".
- Winter sports - At Springe there is a small ski area with three lifts (for information see Skiclub Jump e. V.).
- Visit of the High ropes course near Springe
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
literature
The Deister - photographs by Ralf Orlowski, 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-022586-4
Hannover Region - Do we already know each other? Kajo-Verlag 2008, ISBN 978-3-925544-31-6
Web links
- www.deister.de - regional tourism site for the communities around the Deister
