Peak Hainberg Country Germany Period Cretaceous | Elevation 353 m (1,158 ft) | |
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The Vorberge ("fore-hills" or "foothills") are a ridge, up to 353 m above sea level (NN) high, in the Lower Saxon Hills and within the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony. Together with the Sieben Berge and the Sackwald, the Vorberge belong to the geological formation of the Sackmulde.
Contents
- Map of Vorberge 31079 Westfeld Germany
- GeographyEdit
- HillsEdit
- StreamsEdit
- SettlementsEdit
- Places of interestEdit
- References
Map of Vorberge, 31079 Westfeld, Germany
GeographyEdit
The ridge of Vorberge is located in the eastern edge of the Leine Uplands in the Lower Saxon Hills. It lies between the town of Alfeld on the River Leine to the southwest and Sibbesse on the Alme to the north.
The Vorberge is surrounded by other uplands: the Hildesheim Forest to the north, the Sauberge to the east-northeast, Harplage to the east-southeast, the Heber to the southeast, the Sackwald to the south and the Sieben Berge to the west. Topographically, it transitions seamlessly to the last named range. Several streams rise within and on the edge of the Vorberge whose waters sooner or later find their way into the westward-flowing Leine or the northeastwards- running Innerste; it thus forms a watershed between the two rivers.
The unsettled hills of the Vorberge are crossed by several forest tracks and hiking trails which enable visitors to explored the wooded landscape. It is easily reached on the winding Landesstraße L 485 country road that branches off the B 3 in Alfeld, which runs northeast linking Alfeld with Sibbesse and with Hildesheim further to the north.
HillsEdit
The hills of the Vorberge include the following (heights in metres above sea level (NN)):
StreamsEdit
Amongst the streams in and around the Vorberge are the:
SettlementsEdit
The villages on the edge of the Vorberge include:
Places of interestEdit
Besides the woodlands themselves, places of interest in the Vorberge include the ruins of the Schulenburg Chapel (Schulenburger Kapelle), that stand northeast of Langenholzen and north of Sack (both in the borough of Alfeld) at about 353 m above NN.