Weper

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The Weper is an elongated, up to 379 m above sea level. NN high mountain range in the district of Northeim, in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).

Geography

Located in southern Lower Saxony Weper that to 379 m height reached in the mountain Balos, belongs to the southern part of the linen highlands. The mountain range is situated between the southeast foothills of the Solling to the west and somewhat distant Valley of the line to the east. It extends in a north-south direction aligned west of the city Moringen Fredelsloh between the north and the south Hardegsen. North of the Weper is the ridge Ahlsburg (up to 411.4 m), south of the small ridge Gladeberg (up to 360.2 m). West and south of the Weper is passed from the upper reaches of the left or western leash influx Espolde.

Landscape

The Weper, most of which belongs to the eastern part of the " national forest Hardegsen ", is wooded and mostly in the broader scarcely wooded northern part in its narrow southern part. Are on the western slope in existing since 1983, approximately 200 acres of nature reserve " Weper " large areas artificially kept free of forest in order to obtain the Kalktrockenrasengesellschaften with its rare plants and animal species; It is the largest protected dry grasslands region of Lower Saxony. Before the 19th century the entire Weper was largely free of forest before it was planted.

In the northern part is located south-southeast of Tönnies mountain or far west of Nienhagen an airfield. On the Balos is named after the once resident in Heinrich Nienhagen Sohnrey Sohnreyhütte, from which one can see the entire surrounding area.

Mountains

To the mountains and elevations of the ridge Weper include - with height in meters ( m) above mean sea level ( MSL ):

  • Balos ( 379 m; in the middle part )
  • Tönniesberg ( 369.6 m; in the northern part )
  • Loose Mountain ( 365.3 m; in the northern part )
  • Pigs screw ( 357.3 m; in the northern part )
  • Thausegesberg ( 357.3 m; in the south )
  • High Rodt (313 m; in the middle part )
  • Hünscheburg (274 m; in the south )
  • Acorn mountain ( 260 m; in the south )

Watercourses

Among the rivers in and around the ridge Weper (all in the catchment area of ​​the canvas ) include:

  • Bölle ( rises on the southern edge of the Ahlsburg, passes through the north-eastern foothills of the Weper and is a western tributary of the Leine)
  • DIESSE ( rises on the eastern edge of the Solling, passes through the north-western foothills of the Weper and is a tributary of the southsouthwest Ilme )
  • Espolde ( rises on the eastern edge of the Solling, the Weper happened west and south and is a western tributary of the Leine)
  • Moore ( originates on the eastern slopes Weper - flows to the east and is a western tributary of the Leine)
  • Ummelbach ( arises from the Weper - Südostabdachung, flows eastward and is a north-western tributary of the Espolde )

Towns

The towns - towns, villages and hamlets - on and near the ridge Weper are: (after the main towns and compass in a clockwise order)

  • Moringen ( in the northeast ) Lutter Beck ( in the northeast )
  • Oldenrode ( in the northeast )
  • Nienhagen (east )
  • Blankenhagen ( in the southeast )
  • Thüdinghausen ( in the southeast )
  • Tönnieshof ( in the northwest)
  • Fredelsloh (north- northwest)
  • Hardegsen ( in the south) Lutterhausen ( in the southeast )
  • Leisenrode ( in the southwest )
  • Ludwig height ( to the southwest )
  • Troughs ( in the west)
  • Üssinghausen ( in the west)
  • Espol ( in the west)
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