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Fulda-Werra Uplands
The Fulda-Werra UplandsAigner, Andreas, Josef Stini and Hans Mortensen. ''Annals of geomorphology'', Gebr. Brontraeger, 1996, p. 298. (german: Fulda-Werra-Bergland) are a major natural regional unit (no. 357) in the East Hesse Highlands (major unit group 35) in East and North Hesse and, with small elements in the southeast, in the German state of Thuringia. Most of the range lies right of the River Fulda and left of the Werra. The uplands extend from the Rhön mountains northwards, to the River Weser near Hann. Münden. The best known and highest mountain and sub-range is the Hoher Meißner in the northeast which reaches a height of . Other well known upland areas are the Kaufungen Forest in the extreme north, the Stölzinger Hills in the centre and the Seulingswald in the south. Hills The hills of the Fulda-Werra Uplands include the following – sorted by height in metres (m) above Normalnull (NN): * Hoher Meißner (753.6 m); ''Hoher Meißner'' in the Meißner region * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Region
A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and fauna of the region are likely to be influenced by its geographical and geological factors, such as soil and water availability, in a significant manner. Thus most natural regions are homogeneous ecosystems. Human impact can be an important factor in the shaping and destiny of a particular natural region. Main terms The concept "natural region" is a large basic geographical unit, like the vast boreal forest region. The term may also be used generically, like in alpine tundra, or specifically to refer to a particular place. The term is particularly useful where there is no corresponding or coterminous official region. The Fens of eastern England, the Thai highlands, and the Pays de Bray in Normandy, are examples of this. Others mig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilstein (Kaufungen Forest)
Bilstein is a mountain of Hesse, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou .... Mountains of Hesse {{Hesse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beise (Fulda)
Beise is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Fulda near Malsfeld. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of the Lahn *Aar, tributary of the Twiste * Aarbach * Affhöllerbach * Ahlersbach, tributary of the Kinzig in Schlüchtern-Herolz * Ahlersbach, tributary of the Ki ... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulda (river)
The Fulda () is a river of Hesse and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is one of two headstreams of the Weser (the other one being the Werra). The Fulda is long. The river arises at Wasserkuppe in the Rhön mountains in Hesse. From there it runs northeast, flanked by the Knüll mountains in the west and the Seulingswald in the east. Near Bebra it changes direction to the northwest. After joining the Eder river it flows straight north until Kassel, then changes direction to the northeast, with the Kaufungen Forest east and the beginning of the Reinhardswald forest northwest. The north end of the river meets the Werra in Hannoversch Münden, Lower Saxony, where the Fulda and the Werra join to form the Weser river. Cities along the Fulda include: * Gersfeld * Fulda * Bad Hersfeld * Bebra * Rotenburg an der Fulda * Melsungen * Kassel See also *List of rivers of Hesse *List of rivers of Lower Saxony All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richelsdorf Hills
The Richelsdorf Hills (german: Richelsdorfer Gebirge) is the name given to a landscape in the German Central Uplands. The terrain is up to high and forms a landscape characterised by mining (copper shale Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-or ..., cobalt, nickel) in the county of Hersfeld-Rotenburg in East Hesse. Despite its German suffix ''Gebirge'' ("hill range") these hills are not a true hill range, but a cultural landscape. Locally this also includes the whole surrounding region in the southeast of the Fulda-Werra Uplands; parts of the county of Werra-Meißner-Kreis to the south and the extreme northwest of the Thuringian county of Wartburgkreis are included. References ''Nationalatlas Deutschland'', Vol. 2, Institut für Länderkunde, Leipzig, Sour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toter Mann (Seulingswald)
The Toter Mann near Friedewald in the Hessian county of Hersfeld-Rotenburg is, at , the highest natural hill in the Seulingswald range. This small upland is the southernmost spur of the Fulda-Werra Uplands. Geography Location The Toter Mann lies in the southernmost part of the Seulingswald. Its summit is 2.5 kilometres north of Friedewald and lies on its municipal territory. Its southwestern hillside lies in the municipality of Kathus, near Solz in the borough of Bad Hersfeld. Its western slopes are in the parish of Meckbach, 3.8 km northwest of the summit, a village on the banks of the ''Meckbach'', a tributary of the Fulda, and in the municipality of Ludwigsau. Its northeastern hillside is in the municipality of Ronshausen, which is traversed by the Fulda tributary of the Ulfe. The Faßdorf estate belonging to Ronshausen in the valley of the ''Breitenbach'' lies 4.1 km, as the crow flies, north of the summit. On the western slopes of the hill rises the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bielstein (Kaufunger Wald)
The Bielstein is a hill in Hesse, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou .... Hills of Hesse {{Hesse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schloss Ludwigseck
''Schloss'' (; pl. ''Schlösser''), formerly written ''Schloß'', is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house. Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the Scandinavian languages, the cognate word ''slot''/''slott'' is normally used for what in English could be either a palace or a castle (instead of words in rarer use such as ''palats''/''palæ'', ''kastell'', or ''borg''). In Dutch, the word ''slot'' is considered to be more archaic. Nowadays, one commonly uses ''paleis'' or ''kasteel''. But in English, the term does not appear, for instance, in the United Kingdom, this type of structure would be known as a stately home or country house. Most ''Schlösser'' were built after the Middle Ages as residences for the nobility, not as true fortresses, although originally, they often were fortified. The usual German term for a true castle is ''burg'', that for a fortress is ''festung'', and — the slightly more archaic term — ''v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alheimer
The Alheimer is a hill in Hesse, Germany. The Alheimer is located in the Stölzinger Hills. The nearby village of Alheim is named after the hill. On top of the Alheimer is an observation tower, The Alheimer Tower (''Alheimer-Turm''). The tower is high and surrounded by a memorial site to the soldiers forced to fight in the two world wars. In clear weather visitors on the tower's observation deck can see the Wartburg near Eisenach, the Meißner mountain in the Knüllgebirge range, the Rhön Mountains and the Habichtswald near Kassel Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2 .... There is only a narrow footpath to the top of the hill. Hills of Hesse {{Hesse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melsungen Upland
Melsungen () is a small climatic spa town in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. In 1987, the town hosted the 27th '' Hessentag'' state festival. Geography Melsungen lies on the river Fulda in the North Hesse Highlands. The streams Pfieffe and Kehrenbach, flow into the Fulda in the town. A few kilometres downstream, the river Eder confluences into the Fulda. Location The nearest large towns are Kassel (downstream, about 22 km to the north) and Bad Hersfeld (upstream, about 32 km to the southeast). Constituent communities Melsungen comprises several smaller communities. In addition to the main community, which is also called Melsungen, there are seven communities named Adelshausen, Günsterode, Kehrenbach, Kirchhof, Obermelsungen, Röhrenfurth and Schwarzenberg. History Historical records of the town date from 802, but it was likely settled much earlier, during the Hallstatt period (9th to 4th Centuries BCE). Middle Ages Melsungen had developed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
