The Harburg Hills (German: Harburger Berge) are a low ridge in the northeastern part of the German state of

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and the southern part of the city state of

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. They are up to high.

Geography and history

The Harburg Hills lie northwest of the

Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Heath (, ) is a large area of heath (habitat), heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen and is ...

in the Lower Saxon district of Landkreis Harburg and in the Hamburg quarters of Eißendorf, Hausbruch, Heimfeld, Marmstorf and Neugraben-Fischbek within the Harburg borough. Thus they are located between the city of

to the north,

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to the east, the Lüneburg Heath to the southeast, Handeloh, Welle and

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to the south, Tostedt and Buchholz in der Nordheide to the southwest, Hollenstedt and Beckdorf to the west and Neu Wulmstorf to the northwest. At the centre of this hill country is the municipal district of Rosengarten (which consists of ten separate villages and covers an area of some 64 km² (25 sq. miles)). The geographic centre of the Harburg Hills is the Buchholz motorway (''Autobahn'') interchange on the A 1. The hills are framed by the Seeve river in the east and the Este river in the west. The Harburg Hills are end moraines that were formed in the Saalian glaciation and Weichselian Ice Age. They are a popular recreation area.Harburger Berge / Hamburgs Alpen

2021

Terrain

The Harburg Hills form a landscape of hilly forests, heaths and farmland. They contain protected

nature reserves A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geolog ...

: the (Fischbek Heath, 1958), the ''Schwarze Berge'' (Black Hills), and (1965), and Neugrabener Heide, as well as the .

Access

The area is crossed by the A 1 and A 261 '' Autobahns''; junctions Neu Wulmstorf-Rade, Buchholz-Dibbersen (both on the A 1) and Rosengarten-Tötensen (A 261) enabling easy access to the hills. The A 7 runs through the northeastern part of the region; leave at the Marmstorf exit.

Hills

* (155 m), Harburg district, Langenrehm village (with the Rosengarten radio and TV tower) * (155 m), Harburg district * Brunsberg (129 m), Harburg district * Kiekeberg (127 m), Harburg district, Black Hills (''Schwarze Berge'') * Hasselbrack (116.2 m), highest elevation in Hamburg. * Fistelberge (107 m), Harburg district, Black Hills * Flidderberg (107 m), Harburg district, ''Lohberge''

References

External links

Auf Gipfeltour in den Harburger Bergen
(in German) NDR 16 July 2020
Wildpark Schwarze Berge
(in German) {{authority control Hills of Hamburg Hill ranges of Germany Nature parks in Lower Saxony Ridges of Lower Saxony