Deister
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The Deister is a chain of hills in the German state of Lower Saxony, about 15 mi (25 km) southwest of the city of Hanover. It runs in a north-westerly direction from Springe in the south to Rodenberg in the north. The next the chain of hills that attaches in the south is called Small Deister. It is surrounded by Springe, Wennigsen, Barsinghausen, Bad Nenndorf, Rodenberg and Bad Münder (counter-clockwise, starting in the south).
It has a total length of 21 km (14 mi), and rises in the Hofeler to a height of 395 m (1,250 ft). The highest point is the Broehn with 405 m (1,312 ft).
The chain is well-wooded and abounds in game. From the 17th century on there were several coal mines, the last were abandoned in the 1950s. Sandstone from quarries in Altenhagen (Small Deister) was used in several important building all over Europe, including the opera house in Hanover and the Reichstag in Berlin. Today the Deister is a popular target for people of the Hanover area for walking and cycling.
The Deister is a border region since ancient times. By this you can find many places with memorial stones, tumuli and ruins of castles.
[edit] Hills
Most of the hills in the Deister are covered by a tower, used for different purposes. The one on the Großer Hals is for telecommunications while the one on the Höfeler is used for flight control. The others are for sightseeing and restaurants.
- Bröhn (405 m) with Annaturm
- Höfeler (395 m) with flight control tower
- Reinekensiekskopf (382 m) with Nordmannsturm
- Hohe Warte (379 m)
- Großer Hals (361 m) with telecommunications tower
- Bielstein (344 m) with refuge
- Egge (339 m)
- Kalenberg (310 m)
- Strutzberg (198 m) with Belvedereturm
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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