Ahlsburg Explained

Ahlsburg
Map:Germany Lower Saxony
State:Northeim county, South Lower Saxony, Germany
Parent:Solling Foreland, Weser-Leine Uplands
Highest:Sackberg
Length Km:7
Range Coordinates:51.7461°N 9.8201°W

The Ahlsburg is a range of bunter sandstone hills, relatively small in area and up to, in the southern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies within the Solling foreland and is part of the Weser-Leine Uplands.

Geography

The Ahlsburg hills run in a northwest to southeast direction and are around 10 km long and up to about 3 km wide. They are heavily wooded and belong to the Leine Uplands. They are located in the district of Northeim southeast of Dassel, east of the Solling, south of Einbeck and the valley of the Ilme, west of Northeim and the Leine valley and north of Moringen and northeast of Fredelsloh.

Natural regions

The Ahlsburg is grouped within the following natural regions:

Hills

The following hills and elevations belong to the Ahlsburg ridge – with their heights in metres above sea level (Normalnull or NN):

Streams

The following streams flow in and around the Ahlsburg (all in the catchment area of the Leine):

Places of interest

Places of interest in and on the Ahlsburg ridge – with heights in metres above sea level (NN) - include:

Footnotes and references

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Notes and References

  1. Maximum height of the Ahlsburg ridge and name Sackberg according to unknown source
  2. [Topographical map]
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=OJ46AQAAIAAJ&q=Ahlsburg+buntsandsteinkamm Göttinger Geographische Abhandlungen
  4. Jürgen Hövermann: Geographische Landesaufnahme: The natural region units on Sheet 99 Göttingen. Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Bad Godesberg, 1963. → Online-Karte (pdf; 4.1 MB)