Burgberg (ridge)

(Also called the Castle Mountain ) Castle Hill is an up to 355 m above sea level. NN high ridge of the Weser Uplands in Bevern in the district of Minden wood.

Geography

Geographical location

The castle hill, which belongs to the Solling -Vogler, located between the low mountain ranges in the north Vogler, Homburg Forest in the northeast and Solling in the south. It lies between Warbsen in the north, Golmbach in the northeast, Negenborn in the east, in the southeast Arholzen, Lobach in the south, Bevern in the southwest as well as forestry and the Weser to the west.

At the Castle Hill to the south leads a section of the B 64, the wood Minden with Negenborn connects along.

Mountains

Among the mountains and elevations of the ridge Castle Hill - sorted by height in meters ( m) above mean sea level ( MSL; unless otherwise stated loudly)

  • Castle Hill ( 355 m), in the center of Castle Hill ( with non- walk- telegraph tower)
  • Big Everstein ( 345.2 m), in the eastern part of the castle hill ( with remains of walls of the castle Everstein )
  • Bonhagenkopf ( 341 m ) in the western center of Castle Hill
  • Small Everstein (311 m), in the eastern part of the castle hill, also with wall remains of the castle Everstein
  • Friedberg (308 m), in the western part of Castle Hill
  • Hart's Tongue ( 305.1 m), in the eastern part of Castle Hill

Watercourses

Among the rivers on the ridge Castle Hill include ( in alphabetical order ):

  • Bever creek (in the south and north-east of Castle Hill; eastern tributary of the Weser)
  • Forstbach (in the north of Castle Hill; eastern tributary of the Weser)
  • Weser ( west of Castle Hill; electricity to the North Sea )

Attractions

Among the sights and natural and cultural monuments in the ridge Castle Hill include:

On the Great Everstein ( 345.2 m above sea level. NN ) and Little Everstein are ruins of the castle Everstein.

In the central part of the ridge is on the castle hill, the tower of the former royal Prussian optical telegraph station No. 28, part of the telegraph line Berlin -Koblenz ( Lage51.8767699.522572 ). There are also remains of foundations of the station building exists. The tower is not accessible to the public. A display board explaining the history of optical telegraphy.

Reserves

On the steep northern slope of Castle Hill, the woman shoe surface, a remnant of the use of the castle mountain slopes as grazing land for sheep and goats is. By grazing created numerous semi-arid grassland areas in which developed a special flora. On the partially light -lined with trees and juniper woman shoe surface grow alongside the eponymous lady's slipper among others Frans Gentian, Meadow Sage and Marjoram. It is a nature reserve and is accessible by a path, a poster informed about the formation and vegetation of the area.

In the southwestern part of Castle Hill is located at the southern slopes of the valley of Bever his Bach towards the nature reserve of Southern castle mountain slopes, founded in 1994, and 83 -acre ( NSG-Nr. 165784 ).

Bevern, Lower Saxony Holzminden (district) Solling-Vogler Nature Park Holzminden Beverbach (Weser) Kulturdenkmal Hectare Naturschutzgebiet
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