Homburg Forest

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Homburg Forest ( Homburg ) at city Oldendorf

(Also known as Homburg Homburg or mountains ) The Homburg Forest is one to 406.1 m above sea level. NN high Mittelgebirgszug the Weser Uplands in the district of Minden wood in Lower Saxony ( Germany ). In the natural spatial structure of Germany ( Göttingen sheet ) of Homburg forest is designated as a city Oldendorfer forest and the ( Northern ) Solling foreland attributed.

Geographical location

The Homburg Forest is located on the eastern flank of the central portion of the elongated Weser mountain country between the highland and mountain ranges Hils in the northeast, Elfas the southeast, Office mountains in the south-southeast, Holzberg in the south, Solling in the South, Castle Hill in the southwest and Vogler in the northwest. It lies between Eschershausen in the north and Oldendorf city in the south; west, north and east past him leading a section of national road 64, which connects with Eschershausen Einbeck.

Mountains

To the mountains and elevations in the Homburg Forest include - with height in meters above mean sea level ( MSL ); unless otherwise usually called aloud:

  • Any unnamed mountain ( 406.1 m)
  • Big Homburg (403 m, and with the Homburg, including castle tower )
  • Till ( 399.2 m)
  • Kohlberg ( 396.7 m)
  • Stadtberg ( 369.2 m)
  • Wolfsberg ( 347.3 m)
  • Kellberg ( 343.1 m; lookout tower Kellbergturm )
  • Hüttenkopf ( 321.3 m)
  • Heidelberg ( 315.7 m)
  • Schiffenberg ( 312.7 m)

Watercourses

Among the rivers in and around the Homburg Forest include:

  • Lenne ( passes the Homburg Forest in the east, northeast and north; tributary of the Weser)
  • Forstbach ( built directly south of the Homburg Forest, tributary of the Weser) Rauchbach ( originates in the south of Homburg Forest, the source stream of the forest of Bach )
  • Take Bach ( rises on the western flank of the Homburg Forest, tributary of the forest of Bach )

Attractions

Among the sights and natural and cultural monuments in the Homburg Forest include:

On the Great Homburg (about 403 m above sea level. NN ) stands the ruined Homburg, whose castle tower can enjoy the view. Also from Kellbergturm (20 m high) located on the east of the city Oldendorf Kellberg ( 343.1 m) one looks into the distance. West of the Homburg Forest on the southern edge of the Odfelds stands the monastery Amelungsborn. Natural monuments are the seven brothers beech and Tentruseiche.

Stadtoldendorf Holzminden (district) Anhydrite Sandstone Siltstone Zechstein Buntsandstein Amtsberge Lenne (Weser) Kulturdenkmal Amelungsborn Abbey
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