Schaumburg Forest

The Schaumburg Forest is a to about 75 m above sea level. NN high forest area with approximately 40 sq km area in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony and in the Minden- Lübbecke, in North Rhine -Westphalia ( Germany ).

Geographical Location

The Schaumburg Forest is located directly east of the border with North Rhine -Westphalia in the north- western part of the district of Schaumburg close to the east of the Weser, south of the Rehburger mountains and northwest of the Mittelland Canal. It extends between Wölpinghausen in the north, Pollhagen and sea Beck in the east ( east, lie the county seat town of Hagen and the upper city churches ); Biickeburg in the south, the central city of Minden in the southwest, and the city of Peter Hagen and the Wiedensahl spots in the west. To the north it borders with the Rehburger mountains almost to the county Nienburg.

The Schaumburg Forest, which is wide in the southwest-northeast direction maximum of 19.5 km long and in a northwest-southeast direction to four kilometers, is located in the lowlands between about 45 and 75 m above sea level. NN. Its highest elevation ( ⊙ 52.4054166666679.1909722222222 ) is located west of the state road "L 371 ", the Wölpinghausen in the north - with Pollhagen connects to the south. Just 800 meters west-north- west of it is a 74.3 m above sea level. NN high place.

The border with the district of Minden - Lübbecke, and thus to Nordrhein-Westfalen, falls almost exactly along with the northwest boundary of the forest. However, some forest -rich tongues in the Westphalian region into (eg south Peter Hagen- Borstel ). Furthermore, the numerous immediately upstream forest islands within the city of Peter Hagen at large may still be expected to Schaumburg forest, so that the Minden- Luebbecke has a certain amount of Schaumburg forest.

Through the eastern areas in the center portion of the Schaumburg forest runs approximately parallel to the Mittelland Canal, the " Landwehr Allee ". This is a wide road that leads close to the edge of the forest of Central Brink Landwehr ( to Niedernwöhren ) in the northeast, to Rusbend to Biickeburg in the southeast.

History

Previously, the Schaumburg forest was a forest boundary between the Principality of Schaumburg -Lippe and Prussia; now form part of his West edge sections of the border with North Rhine -Westphalia. At around 25 km in length extending in the Schaumburg Schaumburg Forest, the Landwehr, which used to extend until Steinhude and in the Middle Ages marked the limit of Schaumburg -Lippe and Westphalia. The Schaumburg Forest is the western remainder of the historic Dülwalds, which once stretched from Minden to Steinhude and a Grenzwald old Saxon districts was.

In the woods, on the road connecting Peter Hagen- Biickeburg, are the hunting lodge tree and a small mausoleum; the final resting place of Schaumburg Count William and his family.

Another mausoleum is located in the southern part of the Schaumburg forest about one kilometer north of the road connecting Meinsen by Cammer (both to Biickeburg ). It contains the tombs of the founder of Bad Eilsen, Countess Juliane von Schaumburg -Lippe (1761-1799) and her mother. Juliane had become early widow, and also the grave of her secret lover, the Prince's top forester Clemens August of Kaas (1760-1832), located on very well hidden in the forest, east of Castle tree.

The Schaumburg Forest gained by cultural and historical significance that Wilhelm Busch has his forest edges and glades on his often painted and drew, for his birthplace Wiedensahl, where he later often stayed lies close to the western edge of the forest Schaumburg.

Flora and Fauna

The Schaumburg Forest is a commercial forest, which is one about half- Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg -Lippe in Biickeburg. The other half of the forest, the entire forest north part of the L 372 of Wiedensahl to Niedernwöhren, is located in Lower Saxon state ownership. The Schaumburg Forest is a predominantly oak and beech mixed forest, while remaining stock of old hat - oaks. From time immemorial, the mighty oaks are the most important economic factor of the Schaumburg forest.

For cyclists the forest because of its often miles straight wide and shady forest paths on flat terrain is popular. There are two tourist processed (thematic hints at the track, route map and directions ) cycling routes through the Schaumburg Forest: The "Wilhelm- Busch- route" and the " prince route", the Schaumburg forest almost the whole length of Spießingshol in the North crosses to Rusbend in the south. Tourist Refreshments are available in Hiddenserborn ( on the forest limiting Mittelland Canal ), in Central Brink ( middle of the forest ) and in tight at the forrest Wiedensahl.

From its wildlife, the deer and wild boar stocks are particularly noteworthy, and also Dam, and roe deer.

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