Peak Remlinger Herse Region DE-NI | Elevation 234 m (768 ft) Country Germany | |
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State Wolfenbüttel county, Lower Saxony (Germany) Similar Lappwald, Till‑Eulenspiegel‑Museum Schöppenstedt, Großer Fallstein, Bismarckturm, Heeseberg | ||
The Asse is a small hill range in the district of Wolfenbüttel in southeastern Lower Saxony with a median height of 200 metres ASL; the highest elevation is the Remlinger Herse with a height of 234 m. There are more than 600 different plants found here; the Asse is mostly covered by trees. It has been inhabited since the 6th millennium BC by farmers coming from the Danube region.
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Map of Asse, 38321 Denkte, Germany
For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.
AdministrationEdit
Administratively, the Asse is shared by the following villages:
The villages on the southern edge of the Asse belongs to Samtgemeinde Asse.
Hills and high pointsEdit
The hills and high points of the Asse include the following– sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (NHN; unless otherwise stated):