The Ith (German: [iːt](listen)) is a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands which is up to 439 m high.[1] It lies about 40 km southwest of Hanover and, at 22 kilometres, is the longest line of crags in North Germany.
View over the forested crest of the Ith to the southeast. Its light-coloured limestome can be seen in the foreground
Location
The Ith is immediately northwest of the Hils ridge in the Leine Uplands. It runs in a northwest-southeast direction from Coppenbrügge in the north to Holzen in the south. The highest elevation on this forested knife-edge ridge is the Lauensteiner Kopf at 439 m above NN which has an observation tower, the Ithturm, and is located in the northern half of the Ith, the so-called Krüllbrink, between the villages of Bisperode and Lauenstein.
The streams on the Ith flow west via the Ilse, Remte and Lenne into the Weser or east via the Saale into the Leine.
The Ith is crossed by two roads: in the north by the L 425 between Haus Harderode and Lauenstein over the Lauenstein Pass, and in the south by the B 240 between Lüerdissen and Capellenhagen over the Holzener Pass.
Hills
The highest hill on the densely forested Ith is the Lauensteiner Kopf at 439 m above NN. It is located in the Krüllbrink, the name of the northern part of the Ith and has an observation tower, the Ith Tower.
This hill, together with other summits, crags and foothills of the Ith are given below in order of their height in metres (m) above Normalnull (NN unless stated otherwise[1]):
Lauensteiner Kopf (ca. 439 m), between Bisperode and Lauenstein; with the Ith Tower
Hunzener Klippen (ca. 412 m), near Hunzen
Oberberg (ca. 407 m[2]), between Coppenbrügge and Lauenstein; with the Falkenstein natural monument
Rothestein (ca. 395 m), near Holzen-Ith; with Ithwiesen Glider Airfield and near the Rothestein Cave
Eggerser Berg (ca. 380 m), between Bremke and Domäne Eggersen
Hohenstein (307.2 m[2]), between Lauenstein and Marienau
Krähenberg (ca. 270 m), near Lauenstein
Dornbrink (ca. 233 m), near Lauenstein
Sport and tourism
Climbers on the Ith crags
Gliders on Ithwiesen airfield
The Ith is a popular destination especially for hikers, climbers and glider pilots. The ridgeway draws many walkers especially in the springtime, when trees and flowers are blossoming,[3] due to the distinctive stands of Wood Anemone and Bulbous Corydalis.[4] There are several well-signed footpaths on the Ith heights. The section from Bisperode to Holzen of European walking route E11 runs along the crest of the Ith.
There are a large number of striking rock formations (Klippen) along the Ith ridge, some of which may be used for climbing. These include the Lüerdissener Klippen that are up to 30 m high. As a result, the Ith is the busiest climbing area in the state of Lower Saxony.[5] Almost all the rocks are named; examples include the Adam und Eva, the Kamel, the Teufelsküche ("Devil's Kitchen"), the Mönchstein ("Monk's Rock"), the Krötenkopf ("Frog's Head"), and the Garwindelstein.
At the southern end of the ridge, north of the parish of Holzen – reached over the Holzen Pass (B 240) – lies below the 395 m high Rothenstein the Ithwiesen Glider Airfield used by the aviation sports club of Ithwiesen.[6] There has been an airfield on the crest of the Ith since the early 1930s. In 1942 the Nazi leadership established the Ith Reichs Glider School in Holzen-Ith. Many pilots received their basic flying training there until the end of the war. After the war ended British occupation forces used the terrain as a "Rest Centre", a type of recreation centre.[7] In 1949 the AHQ Gliding Club, to which up to 30 active pilots in the RAF belonged, took over training on the site. In 1971 the first community service school in Germany was established here, the Zivildienstschule I. The present glider airfield is located somewhat south east of the original one and no longer uses the old buildings. On 8 June 1979 a Bundeswehr helicopter of the Alouette II type crashed on landing on the Ith airfield. The pilot from the 12th Army Aviation Squadron (Heeresfliegerstaffel 12) and two accompanying soldiers of the 352nd Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 352) were killed. Since 8 June 1987 there has been a monument on the Ith in their memory.
On the Ith, but not at the top, there are two other glider airfields: Hellenhagen Airfield in Halle-Bremke and Ith-West Airfield in Bisperode.
View of the Ith ridge from the southwest at Oelkassen on the Vogler looking towards Dielmissen (left), Lüerdissen (centre) and Scharfoldendorf (right); in the background is part of the Hils
Literature
Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde und Raumforschung: Geographische Landesaufnahme 1:200000. Naturräumliche Gliederung Deutschlands. Die naturräumlichen Einheiten auf Blatt 86 Hannover. Bad Godesberg 1960
Hans-Jürgen Klink: Naturräumliche Gliederung des Ith-Hils-Berglandes. Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landeskunde und Raumforschung. 1966. ISBN B0000BS19H
Friedmut Lehmeier: Regionale Geomorphologie des nördlichen Ith-Hils-Berglandes auf der Basis einer grossmaßstäbigen geomorphologischen Kartierung. Goltze Druck, Göttingen. 1981. ISBN3-88452-078-4
Michael Geschwinde: Höhlen im Ith. Urgeschichtliche Opferstätten im südniedersächsischen Bergland. o.O. 1988. ISBN3-7848-1233-3
Richard Goedeke: Weser-Leine-Bergland. Verlag J. Berg, München. 1991. ISBN3-7634-1049-X (zum Ith: S. 76–217)
Ludger Feldmann, Hans Joachim Franzke, Rainer Müller: Die geologische Entwicklung der Tiefebene und der Mittelgebirge in Niedersachsen.[dead link] (pdf) In: Veröffentlichungen der Akademie für Geowissenschaften zu Hannover. 20/2002. S. 8–19
References
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^ithwiesen.de > Unterseiten „Flugplatz“ und „Wir über uns“
^Falko Niederstadt: Drei Buchstaben, einmal anders gesehen. 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Ith at Wikimedia Commons
Ith Nature Reserve
May 04, 2023
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The Ith German iːt listen is a ridge in Germany s Central Uplands which is up to 439 m high 1 It lies about 40 km southwest of Hanover and at 22 kilometres is the longest line of crags in North Germany IthOverview map The Ith and Hils in the centreHighest pointPeakLauensteiner KopfElevation439 m 1 440 ft DimensionsLength22 km 14 mi GeographyCountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyRange coordinates52 03 00 N 9 34 00 E 52 05 N 9 56667 E 52 05 9 56667 Coordinates 52 03 00 N 9 34 00 E 52 05 N 9 56667 E 52 05 9 56667Parent rangeLeine UplandsGeologyAge of rockUpper JurassicType of rockLimestone Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Location 1 2 Hills 2 Sport and tourism 3 Literature 4 References 5 External linksGeography Edit View over the forested crest of the Ith to the southeast Its light coloured limestome can be seen in the foreground Location Edit The Ith is immediately northwest of the Hils ridge in the Leine Uplands It runs in a northwest southeast direction from Coppenbrugge in the north to Holzen in the south The highest elevation on this forested knife edge ridge is the Lauensteiner Kopf at 439 m above NN which has an observation tower the Ithturm and is located in the northern half of the Ith the so called Krullbrink between the villages of Bisperode and Lauenstein The streams on the Ith flow west via the Ilse Remte and Lenne into the Weser or east via the Saale into the Leine The Ith is crossed by two roads in the north by the L 425 between Haus Harderode and Lauenstein over the Lauenstein Pass and in the south by the B 240 between Luerdissen and Capellenhagen over the Holzener Pass Hills Edit The highest hill on the densely forested Ith is the Lauensteiner Kopf at 439 m above NN It is located in the Krullbrink the name of the northern part of the Ith and has an observation tower the Ith Tower This hill together with other summits crags and foothills of the Ith are given below in order of their height in metres m above Normalnull NN unless stated otherwise 1 Lauensteiner Kopf ca 439 m between Bisperode and Lauenstein with the Ith Tower Hunzener Klippen ca 412 m near Hunzen Oberberg ca 407 m 2 between Coppenbrugge and Lauenstein with the Falkenstein natural monument Rothestein ca 395 m near Holzen Ith with Ithwiesen Glider Airfield and near the Rothestein Cave Eggerser Berg ca 380 m between Bremke and Domane Eggersen Hohenstein 307 2 m 2 between Lauenstein and Marienau Krahenberg ca 270 m near Lauenstein Dornbrink ca 233 m near LauensteinSport and tourism Edit Climbers on the Ith crags Gliders on Ithwiesen airfield The Ith is a popular destination especially for hikers climbers and glider pilots The ridgeway draws many walkers especially in the springtime when trees and flowers are blossoming 3 due to the distinctive stands of Wood Anemone and Bulbous Corydalis 4 There are several well signed footpaths on the Ith heights The section from Bisperode to Holzen of European walking route E11 runs along the crest of the Ith There are a large number of striking rock formations Klippen along the Ith ridge some of which may be used for climbing These include the Luerdissener Klippen that are up to 30 m high As a result the Ith is the busiest climbing area in the state of Lower Saxony 5 Almost all the rocks are named examples include the Adam und Eva the Kamel the Teufelskuche Devil s Kitchen the Monchstein Monk s Rock the Krotenkopf Frog s Head and the Garwindelstein At the southern end of the ridge north of the parish of Holzen reached over the Holzen Pass B 240 lies below the 395 m high Rothenstein the Ithwiesen Glider Airfield used by the aviation sports club of Ithwiesen 6 There has been an airfield on the crest of the Ith since the early 1930s In 1942 the Nazi leadership established the Ith Reichs Glider School in Holzen Ith Many pilots received their basic flying training there until the end of the war After the war ended British occupation forces used the terrain as a Rest Centre a type of recreation centre 7 In 1949 the AHQ Gliding Club to which up to 30 active pilots in the RAF belonged took over training on the site In 1971 the first community service school in Germany was established here the Zivildienstschule I The present glider airfield is located somewhat south east of the original one and no longer uses the old buildings On 8 June 1979 a Bundeswehr helicopter of the Alouette II type crashed on landing on the Ith airfield The pilot from the 12th Army Aviation Squadron Heeresfliegerstaffel 12 and two accompanying soldiers of the 352nd Panzergrenadier Battalion Panzergrenadierbataillon 352 were killed Since 8 June 1987 there has been a monument on the Ith in their memory On the Ith but not at the top there are two other glider airfields Hellenhagen Airfield in Halle Bremke and Ith West Airfield in Bisperode View of the Ith ridge from the southwest at Oelkassen on the Vogler looking towards Dielmissen left Luerdissen centre and Scharfoldendorf right in the background is part of the HilsLiterature EditBundesanstalt fur Landeskunde und Raumforschung Geographische Landesaufnahme 1 200000 Naturraumliche Gliederung Deutschlands Die naturraumlichen Einheiten auf Blatt 86 Hannover Bad Godesberg 1960 Hans Jurgen Klink Naturraumliche Gliederung des Ith Hils Berglandes Bundesforschungsanstalt fur Landeskunde und Raumforschung 1966 ISBN B0000BS19H Friedmut Lehmeier Regionale Geomorphologie des nordlichen Ith Hils Berglandes auf der Basis einer grossmassstabigen geomorphologischen Kartierung Goltze Druck Gottingen 1981 ISBN 3 88452 078 4 Michael Geschwinde Hohlen im Ith Urgeschichtliche Opferstatten im sudniedersachsischen Bergland o O 1988 ISBN 3 7848 1233 3 Richard Goedeke Weser Leine Bergland Verlag J Berg Munchen 1991 ISBN 3 7634 1049 X zum Ith S 76 217 Ludger Feldmann Hans Joachim Franzke Rainer Muller Die geologische Entwicklung der Tiefebene und der Mittelgebirge in Niedersachsen dead link pdf In Veroffentlichungen der Akademie fur Geowissenschaften zu Hannover 20 2002 S 8 19References Edit a b Niedersachsen navigator Archived from the original on 2010 05 27 Retrieved 2011 04 16 a b Kartendienste Archived 2012 12 19 at the Wayback Machine des BfN weserbergland com Zur Fruhlingswiese auf den Ithkamm Archived from the original on 2008 09 28 Retrieved 2011 04 16 natur erleben niedersachsen de Der Ith bei Lauenstein Archived from the original on 2009 04 19 Retrieved 2011 04 16 ig klettern niedersachsen de Luerdissener Klippen Archived from the original on 2010 06 09 Retrieved 2011 04 16 ithwiesen de gt Unterseiten Flugplatz und Wir uber uns Falko Niederstadt Drei Buchstaben einmal anders gesehen Archived 2008 09 18 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit Media related to Ith at Wikimedia Commons Ith Nature Reserve Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ith amp oldid 1117281227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
