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119: 92:) in both its narrower and a wider sense. That said, all three elements of the region, despite their misleading names, cover far more than is generally meant in everyday language or in atlases by the term 388: 293: 279: 286: 436: 211: 407: 381: 779: 231: 818: 84:
D 36 is a newly defined region that incorporates 3 geographical units from the old system: numbers 36, 37 and 53, and includes all parts of the
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However at least one source, Elkins (1968), uses the term to refer to the outcrops of rock to the north, west and southwest of the
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which roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the BfN's region and extends only as far as the area between the rivers
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and have been given their own natural region (D37) rather than being grouped with the lower Saxon Hills.
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in its narrower sense are indicated by (W); similarly the which are normally included in the
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The following tables show the landscape sub-divisions in the Lower Saxon Hills.
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In addition the Weser-Leine Hills sub-division (37) includes the whole of the
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mountains, admittedly are only partly in Lower Saxony, are clearly older in
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Landforms and Landform evolution in West Germany. Catena Supplement (15)
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Niedersächsisches Bergland (mit Weser- und Leine-Bergland
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Those regions which are normally considered part of the
210:) and the Wiehen Hills, historic landscapes like the 810: 749: 735:(3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus. 685:(3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus. 122:Map of the Lower Saxon Hills or Weser Uplands 768:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 750:Brunotte, Ernst; Garleff, Karsten (1989). 65:in height that extend across northeast 819:Natural regions of the Central Uplands 811: 730: 680: 555: 446: 331: 221: 146: 37:Federal Agency for Nature Conservation 126: 13: 117: 14: 845: 834:Regions of North Rhine-Westphalia 54:The region is part of Germany's 758:. Brunswick. pp. 151–161. 699: 674: 218:are also part of this region. 1: 724: 667: 206:In addition to the Osning (= 7: 314:also belongs to this area. 60:528 m above  10: 850: 294:Weser Gorge of Bodenwerder 35:in Germany defined by the 29:Niedersächsisches Bergland 754:. In Frank Ahnert (ed.). 389:Göttingen-Northeim Forest 141:are annotated with (L): 58:with hills ranging up to 16:Natural region in Germany 280:Rinteln-Hameln Weserland 829:Regions of Lower Saxony 453:Southwest Harz Foreland 287:Holzminden Weser Valley 469:(Ith-Hils ridges) (L) 123: 67:North Rhine-Westphalia 51:) in its wider sense. 48: 28: 731:Elkins, T.H. (1972). 681:Elkins, T.H. (1972). 351:371 Solling Foreland 121: 113:geological time scale 795:52.00000°N 9.00000°E 31:) are one of the 73 791: /  324:Weser-Leine Uplands 226:Upper Weser Uplands 151:Lower Weser Uplands 271:Ottenstein Plateau 212:Tecklenburger Land 176:Lübbecke Loessland 124: 800:52.00000; 9.00000 665: 664: 617:Hildesheim Forest 562:Calenberg Uplands 437:Bleicheröde Hills 408:Eichsfelder Basin 319: 318: 248:Paderborn Plateau 188:Osnabrück Uplands 127:Natural divisions 21:Lower Saxon Hills 841: 806: 805: 803: 802: 801: 796: 792: 789: 788: 787: 784: 773: 767: 759: 746: 718: 703: 697: 696: 678: 627:Salzgitter Ridge 612:Innerste Uplands 400:Göttingen Forest 382:Leine-Ilme Basin 329: 328: 312:Porta Westfalica 216:Osnabrücker Land 208:Teutoburg Forest 180:534 Tecklenburg 163:Ravensberg Hills 144: 143: 64: 849: 848: 844: 843: 842: 840: 839: 838: 824:Central Uplands 809: 808: 799: 797: 793: 790: 785: 782: 780: 778: 777: 761: 760: 743: 727: 722: 721: 704: 700: 693: 679: 675: 670: 582:Kleiner Deister 427:Lower Eichsfeld 410:(Goldene Mark) 266:Pyrmont Uplands 238:Oberwälder Land 190:(including the 132: 129: 59: 56:Central Uplands 33:natural regions 17: 12: 11: 5: 847: 837: 836: 831: 826: 821: 775: 774: 747: 741: 726: 723: 720: 719: 698: 691: 672: 671: 669: 666: 663: 662: 661: 660: 659: 658: 657: 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 635: 634: 624: 619: 608: 607: 606: 600: 594: 589: 584: 579: 574: 569: 554: 553: 552: 551: 550: 549: 548: 542: 536: 530: 524: 518: 512: 506: 500: 494: 488: 482: 476: 467:Alfeld Uplands 463: 462: 461: 445: 444: 443: 442: 441: 440: 439: 434: 423: 422: 421: 416: 404: 403: 402: 397: 385: 378: 377: 376: 370: 364: 358: 349: 327: 326: 317: 316: 308:Bad Karlshafen 300: 299: 298: 297: 290: 283: 276: 275: 274: 262: 256: 250: 244: 234: 220: 204: 203: 202: 201: 195: 184: 178: 172: 165: 159: 155:530 Bielefeld 128: 125: 107:), whilst the 62:sea level (NN) 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 846: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 820: 817: 816: 814: 807: 804: 771: 765: 757: 753: 748: 744: 742:0-7010-0087-2 738: 734: 729: 728: 716: 712: 708: 702: 694: 692:0-7010-0087-2 688: 684: 677: 673: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 633: 630: 629: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 614: 613: 609: 604: 601: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 564: 563: 559: 558: 557: 556: 546: 543: 540: 537: 534: 531: 528: 525: 522: 519: 516: 513: 510: 507: 504: 501: 498: 495: 492: 489: 486: 483: 480: 477: 474: 471: 470: 468: 464: 459: 456: 455: 454: 450: 449: 448: 447: 438: 435: 433: 430: 429: 428: 424: 420: 417: 415: 412: 411: 409: 405: 401: 398: 396: 393: 392: 390: 386: 383: 379: 374: 371: 368: 365: 362: 359: 356: 353: 352: 350: 347: 346:Reinhardswald 343: 339: 335: 334: 333: 332: 330: 325: 321: 320: 315: 313: 309: 305: 295: 291: 288: 284: 281: 277: 272: 269: 268: 267: 263: 261: 260:Lippe Uplands 257: 255: 251: 249: 245: 243: 239: 235: 233: 232:Warburg Börde 229: 228: 227: 223: 222: 219: 217: 213: 209: 200: 196: 193: 189: 185: 183: 179: 177: 173: 170: 166: 164: 160: 158: 154: 153: 152: 148: 147: 145: 142: 140: 139:Leine Uplands 136: 135:Weser Uplands 120: 116: 114: 110: 106: 105:Leinebergland 102: 101:Leine Uplands 97: 95: 94:Weserbergland 91: 90:Weserbergland 87: 86:Weser Uplands 82: 80: 76: 73:and northern 72: 68: 63: 57: 52: 50: 49:Weserbergland 46: 42: 41:Weser Uplands 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 776: 755: 732: 701: 682: 676: 632:Lichtenberge 603:Wesergebirge 503:Duinger Berg 491:Sieben Berge 479:Thüster Berg 419:Goldene Mark 323: 304:Weser Valley 301: 225: 205: 199:Wiehen Hills 197:536 Western 169:Wiehen Hills 167:532 Eastern 150: 130: 104: 98: 93: 89: 83: 78: 71:Lower Saxony 53: 20: 18: 798: / 69:, southern 813:Categories 725:Literature 668:References 587:Nesselberg 240:including 764:cite book 592:Osterwald 567:Bückeberg 545:Helleberg 533:Steinberg 432:Ohm Hills 414:Rotenberg 783:52°0′0″N 649:Harplage 644:Ambergau 639:Hainberg 521:Rettberg 509:Sackwald 497:Vorberge 367:Ahlsburg 344:(W) and 342:Bramwald 306:between 242:Nethegau 786:9°0′0″E 733:Germany 683:Germany 622:Vorholz 572:Deister 527:Reuberg 338:Solling 739:  689:  597:Süntel 539:Selter 395:Wieter 355:Vogler 182:Osning 157:Osning 45:German 25:German 715:Leine 711:Weser 654:Heber 577:Harrl 373:Weper 361:Elfas 340:(W), 75:Hesse 770:link 737:ISBN 713:and 707:Harz 687:ISBN 610:379 560:378 515:Hils 485:Külf 465:377 458:Hube 451:376 425:375 406:374 391:(L) 387:373 380:372 336:370 310:and 302:The 292:368 285:367 278:366 264:365 258:364 254:Egge 252:363 246:362 236:361 230:360 214:und 192:Gehn 186:535 174:533 161:531 109:Harz 19:The 605:(W) 599:(W) 547:(L) 541:(L) 535:(L) 529:(L) 523:(L) 517:(L) 511:(L) 505:(L) 499:(L) 493:(L) 487:(L) 481:(L) 475:(L) 473:Ith 460:(L) 384:(L) 375:(L) 369:(L) 363:(L) 357:(W) 348:(W) 322:37 296:(W) 289:(W) 282:(W) 273:(W) 224:36 171:(W) 149:53 815:: 766:}} 762:{{ 96:. 47:: 27:: 772:) 745:. 717:. 695:. 194:) 103:( 88:( 43:( 23:(

Index

German
natural regions
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Weser Uplands
German
Central Uplands
sea level (NN)
North Rhine-Westphalia
Lower Saxony
Hesse
Weser Uplands
Leine Uplands
Harz
geological time scale
Map of the Lower Saxon Hills or Weser Uplands
Weser Uplands
Leine Uplands
Osning
Ravensberg Hills
Wiehen Hills
Lübbecke Loessland
Osning
Osnabrück Uplands
Gehn
Wiehen Hills
Teutoburg Forest
Tecklenburger Land
Osnabrücker Land
Warburg Börde
Oberwälder Land

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