The Bramwald is a range of

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s up to in the

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(

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). It is a unique, natural, wild, hill and

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landscape. This is particularly so in the north around the Totenberg.

Geography

The Bramwald in the northwest of the

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lies in South

some 20 km (

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) west of

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and 5 km north of the town of Hann. Münden. It lies east of the upper, southern course of the

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, whose western banks are dominated by the vast

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in the W ...

forest in North

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. North of the Bramwald are the

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hills, which lie south of the

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valley and north of the Bramwald's north-northwestern foothills. The long ridge of the Bramwald is part of the state forest of Bramwald and is bordered in the north by the state forest of

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and in the south by the Hann. Münden state forest. Its highest

is the Totenberg (408 m), which lies in the north of the forested region and is surrounded by a large

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. The Bramwald is crossed in an east–west direction by a section of the Frau Holle Path and in a north–south direction by the Upland to Weser Uplands Path, as well as a few, narrow roads, such as the

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560, which links

Hemeln Hemeln is an outlying village (''Ortsteil'') in the borough of the town of Hann. Münden. It lies on the right bank of the Weser River, 12 km from the city proper. The highways L561 and L560 run through the community. Its population of some 9 ...

and Reinhardshagen in the west with Niemetal-Ellershausen in the east. The

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also runs along this road through the forest following part of the ''Frau-Holle-Route''.

Hills

The following hills belong to the Bramwald (excluding hills in the

Streams

The following streams may be found in and around the Bramwald, most of which run in an east–west direction: * Hasselgraben – rises in the north of the Bramwald and flows into the Thielebach * Hessenbach – rises in the extreme north of the Bramwald, flows towards the northeast and belongs to the catchment area of the Schwülme *

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– rises in the south of the Bramwald, crosses it in the north and flows into the Weser * Rehbach – rises in the north of the Bramwald and flows into the Nieme * Schede – rises in the south of the Bramwald, passes it to the south and flows into the Weser *

– rises in the south of the

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, passes the Bramwald to the northeast and flows into the Weser * Thielebach – rises in the north of the Bramwald, crosses this region and flows into the Weser *

– begins south of the Bramwald at the confluence of the

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and

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and passes the Bramwald to the west

Places of interest

Amongst the

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and cultural monuments of the Bramwald are the: * Ruins of Bramburg castle (between Hemeln and Glashütte) * Hinüber Beech (‘’Hinüberbuche’’) (east of Vaake) * Hedwig Oak (‘’Hedwigseiche’’) (north of Volkmarshausen) * several

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(e. g. east of Vaake) * the

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of Hünenburg near the Bramburg (between Hemeln and Glashütte) * Köhler-Liesel Hut (south of the Totenberg) * Fairy Tale Beech (‘’Märchenbuche’’) (between Hemeln and Glashütte) * Quartzite blocks (east of Hemeln) * Schwedenschanze (northwest of Volkmarshausen) * Totenberg Hut (north of the Totenberg) * Wilhelm-Magerkurt Oak (east of Hemeln)

Neighbouring forest

The following forests adjoin the Bramwald: *

to the north * Dransfeld State Forest to the east *

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– some way to the south *

Reinhardswald The Reinhardswald () is a range of hills up to and covering an area of over 200 km²
in the W ...

– beyond the Weser to the west

Towns and villages

The actual Bramwald is uninhabited, but the following towns and villages lie nearby. * in the north: ** Fürstenhagen (part of

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) * in the east: ** Mielenhausen (part of Hann. Münden) ** Bühren (municipality) ** Niemetal (municipality with the villages of Ellershausen and Löwenhagen) * in the south: ** Hilwartshausen (part of Hann. Münden) ** Gimte (part of Hann. Münden) ** Volkmarshausen (part of Hann. Münden) * in the west: **

(municipality with

Bursfelde Bursfelde is a village, now administratively joined with Hemeln as Bursfelde-Hemeln, in the northern part of Hann. Münden in the district of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. The village lies on the east side of the Weser River The Weser ...

and Glashütte; part of Hann. Münden) ** Reinhardshagen (municipality with the villages of

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and Vaake on the other, western, bank of the Weser in North Hesse) * in the northwest: ** Oberweser (with the villages of Gottstreu and Gieselwerder on the other, western, bank of the Weser and Oedelsheim in North Hesse)

References

{{Authority control Central Uplands Forests and woodlands of Lower Saxony Weser Uplands Hill ranges of Lower Saxony Natural regions of the Weser-Leine Uplands