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Wiehen Hills

Wiehen Hills
(Wiehengebirge)
The Wiehen Hills near Schnathorst, seen from the southeast
Highest point
PeakHeidbrink
Elevation320 m (1,050 ft)
Dimensions
Length70 km (43 mi)
Geography
Wiehen Hills (Wiehengebirge) is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Wiehen Hills (Wiehengebirge)
Wiehen Hills
(Wiehengebirge)
Location in Germany
StateLower Saxony/North Rhine-Westphalia
Range coordinates52°17′42″N 8°38′12″E / 52.29500°N 8.63667°E / 52.29500; 8.63667
Parent rangeLower Saxon Hills
Wiehen Hills

The Wiehen Hills[1] (German: Wiehengebirge, pronounced [ˈviːənɡəˌbɪʁɡə] , also locally, just Wiehen) are a hill range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. The hills run from west to east like a long finger away from the main upland area of the Lower Saxon Hills, beginning at the Weser River near Minden and terminating in the vicinity of Osnabrück. It is the northernmost of the German Central Upland ranges extending into the Northern Lowlands. Their highest hill is the Heidbrink near Lübbecke with an altitude of 320 metres (1,050 ft).

Location of the Wiehen Hills in the Lower Saxon Hills. It is easy to see that it forms a single geomorphological unit with the Gehn, Weser Hills and Süntel. As the map clearly shows, the Wiehen Hills are the northernmost finger of the main body of the German Central Uplands. By contrast, other groups of "real" hills (excluding moraines), such as the Stemmer Berge or the Rehburger Berge at the upper edge of the map not far from the lakes of the Dümmer and Steinhuder Meer, lie like islands in the North German Plain.
The Porta Westfalica defines the eastern end of the Wiehen Hills (left). To the east, on the other side of the Weser, the hills continue as the Wesergebirge (right).
  1. ^ Elkins, T.H. (1972). Germany (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. ASIN B0011Z9KJA.

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