The Eder Uplands (german: Ederbergland, ) refers to a region in
North Hesse
North Hesse (german: Nordhessen) describes the northern part and historical heart of the German federated state of Hesse. The region is – unlike the name Lower Hesse – not a historical territory and also has no established, standard and offic ...
in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It covers several municipalities that lies around the upper reaches of the
Eder Eder may refer to:
People
* Eder (surname)
* Éder (given name), a Portuguese or Spanish given name
*Éder (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Éder Citadin Martins
*Eder (footballer, born 1987), Portuguese footballer from Guinea-Bissau E ...
river on the edge of the
Rothaar Mountains. The Eder Uplands includes a large part of the old county of
Frankenberg, which was absorbed into
Waldeck-Frankenberg
Waldeck-Frankenberg is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.
History
The district was created in 1972 by merging t ...
in the wake of the administrative reforms.
In addition to
Frankenberg, the municipalities of the Eder Uplands include
Battenberg
Battenberg or Battenburg may refer to:
Places
* Battenberg (Eder), a town in Hesse, Germany
* Battenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
* Battenberg Hill, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
People
* Batten ...
,
Allendorf,
Hatzfeld
Hatzfeld (Eder) is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Hatzfeld lies in west Hesse 25 km northwest of Marburg and north of the Sackpfeife (674 m-high mountain) in the valley of the Eder.
...
and
Bromskirchen. The term Eder Uplands (''Ederbergland'') is used especially in the tourism industry.
External links
Ederbergland Tourism
Central Uplands
Hill ranges of Germany
Regions of Hesse
Waldeck-Frankenberg
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