Leinebergland

Land: Lower Saxony

Situation and characteristics

The river Leine (281km/175mi long, navigable for 112km/70mi), rises in the Eichsfeld in Thuringia and flows into the Aller at Schwarmstedt. The Leinebergland, a region of varied scenery, extends between the Weserbergland (Weser Uplands) and the Harz.

Landscape

West of the Leine are a series of hills - Külf (260 m/853ft), the Thüsterberg (433 m/1,421ft), the Duinger Berg (330 m/1,083ft), the Duinger Wald (221 m/725ft) and Selter (396 m/1,299ft). To the rear are the long ridge of Ith (439 m/1,440ft), with its picturesque limestone crags, and Hils (477 m/1,565ft; sandstone), which form a transition to the Weserbergland.

To the east of the river are