The southeastern part of the Süntel, including the Hohe Egge, consists mainly of Wealdensandstone from the Lower Cretaceous period as well as small anthracite deposits. Its northwestern part, including the Hohenstein with its 350 m long and 50 to 60 m high crags, comprises limestone of the Upper Jurassic period, the Corallian oolith.
Features
The main geological features of the Süntel are:
The giant hill caves near Langenfeld, the largest dripstone cave in Lower Saxony,
The Schillat Caves, open to visitors to look around,
The two highest, natural, waterfalls in Lower Saxony at the Höllenmühle near Langenfeld at the head of the valley of the rocky Höllengrund and
The Hohenstein plateau north of Hessisch Oldendorf with rock faces and deep clefts.
History
Historically interesting is the Dachtelfeld, a plateau over 100 hectares (250 acres) in area and up to 350 m above NN. In 782 Saxon rebels annihilated part of the Frankish occupation troops, a defeat which was avenged in the same year by Charlemagne at the Massacre of Verden.
The Hohenstein is an old Germanic cult site dedicated to the god, Donar. Many ancient legends surround this hill and its rock outcrops: the Hirschsprung, Grüner Altar and Teufelskanzel.
In addition to forestry and tourism quarrying plays an important role in the Süntel. Süntel sandstone was used for many notable buildings in the area such as the Rat Catcher's House in Hamelin, Barntrup Castle, Schwöbber Castle and Hämelschenburg Castle. Limestone from the quarries near Pötzen, Segelhorst, Langenfeld and Hamelspringe is used in road construction. The town of Münder had a coal mine in the Süntel that operated for about half a century from 1809.
In the Süntel, as well as hiking trails with views over the valleys, there are also long, straight, rather monotonous forest tracks without any signs. The Hohenstein crags provide a training ground for rock climbers and mountaineers.
Süntelturm on the Hohe Egge, near Bad Münder am Deister
Pappmühle, near Zersen
Baxmann-Baude, near Zersen
Weinschänke, in Rohdental
Literature
Helga Knoke: Wald and Besiedlung im Süntel. Schaumburger Studien Heft 22, Verlag C. Bösendahl Rinteln 1968
Friedrich Kölling: Die Süntelwaldgenossenschaft. Ein Beitrag zur Rechts- and Wirtschaftsgeschichte einer Schaumburger Markgenossenschaft; Fritz Holstein: Das Statut der Süntelwaldgenossenschaft Bensen. Die forstliche Bewirtschaftung des Süntelwaldes; Scheide: Die Jagd im Süntel. Schaumburger Heimathefte, Heft 10. Bösendahl, Rinteln (Weser) 1962
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The Suntel help info is a massif in the German Central Uplands that is up to 437 5 m above sea level NN 1 It forms part of the Weser Uplands in Lower Saxony southwest of Hanover and north of Hamelin SuntelThe Suntel seen from the L423 roadHighest pointPeakHohe EggeElevation440 mCoordinates52 12 N 9 21 E 52 200 N 9 350 E 52 200 9 350 Coordinates 52 12 N 9 21 E 52 200 N 9 350 E 52 200 9 350DimensionsLength10 km 6 2 mi GeographyMap of the Low Saxon HillsLocationLower Saxony Germany Langenfeld Waterfall at 15 m the highest natural waterfall in Lower Saxony Contents 1 Geographical location 2 Geology 2 1 General 2 2 Features 3 History 4 Flora and fauna 5 Economy and tourism 6 Hills and valleys 6 1 Hills 6 2 Valleys 7 Towns and villages 8 Inns 9 Literature 10 References 11 External linksGeographical location EditThe Suntel is the eastern extension of the Wesergebirge and runs for about 12 km from northwest to southeast It is surrounded by the valleys of the Aue Deister Suntel and Weser It is also part of the Weser Uplands Schaumburg Hamelin Nature Park and the Calenberg Uplands The Hohenstein hill and its immediate vicinity are a nature reserve Geology EditGeneral Edit The southeastern part of the Suntel including the Hohe Egge consists mainly of Wealden sandstone from the Lower Cretaceous period as well as small anthracite deposits Its northwestern part including the Hohenstein with its 350 m long and 50 to 60 m high crags comprises limestone of the Upper Jurassic period the Corallian oolith Features Edit The main geological features of the Suntel are The giant hill caves near Langenfeld the largest dripstone cave in Lower Saxony The Schillat Caves open to visitors to look around The two highest natural waterfalls in Lower Saxony at the Hollenmuhle near Langenfeld at the head of the valley of the rocky Hollengrund and The Hohenstein plateau north of Hessisch Oldendorf with rock faces and deep clefts History EditHistorically interesting is the Dachtelfeld a plateau over 100 hectares 250 acres in area and up to 350 m above NN In 782 Saxon rebels annihilated part of the Frankish occupation troops a defeat which was avenged in the same year by Charlemagne at the Massacre of Verden The Hohenstein is an old Germanic cult site dedicated to the god Donar Many ancient legends surround this hill and its rock outcrops the Hirschsprung Gruner Altar and Teufelskanzel On the Amelungsberg there are still the ruins of a medieval fort and a Stone Age megalith From more recent times there are traces of the coal mine in the southeastern part of the Suntel near Bad Munder Between 1933 and 1938 the town of Hamelin erected the Horst Wessel Monument subsequently blown up There is a US radar station on the Hohe Egge in the Suntel and a NATO depot near HulsedeFlora and fauna Edit Dwarf beech Suntel Buche on the Dachtelfeld The Suntel is covered by mixed woods which are dominated by beech but also has other species such as oak spruce hornbeam and coast Douglas fir and rarer types like the yew and wild service tree A botanic rarity is the dwarf beech known in German as the Suntel Buche or Suntel beech of which there are about a dozen old examples still in the Suntel at Dachtelfeld and Bleeksgrund The last great dwarf beech wood on the Westeregge was almost completely cleared in 1843 In addition there are numerous rare species of flower such as varieties of Primula spring snowflake horseshoe vetch hart s tongue fern spleenwort lady s slipper heath spotted orchid etc In addition to roe deer and wild boar there are also mouflon wild sheep in the Suntel Rarer sights are the barn owl kestrel black woodpecker and pine marten The black stork is occasionally seen on the southern slopes Economy and tourism EditIn addition to forestry and tourism quarrying plays an important role in the Suntel Suntel sandstone was used for many notable buildings in the area such as the Rat Catcher s House in Hamelin Barntrup Castle Schwobber Castle and Hamelschenburg Castle Limestone from the quarries near Potzen Segelhorst Langenfeld and Hamelspringe is used in road construction The town of Munder had a coal mine in the Suntel that operated for about half a century from 1809 In the Suntel as well as hiking trails with views over the valleys there are also long straight rather monotonous forest tracks without any signs The Hohenstein crags provide a training ground for rock climbers and mountaineers The Hohenstein in the Suntel Suntel Tower on the Hohe EggeHills and valleys EditHills Edit The main hills and elevations of the Suntel are with heights in metres above Normalnull NN 1 Hohe Egge 437 5 m with its Suntel Tower south and transmission mast north 435 2 m in the centre of the Suntel Bakeder Berg c 375 m southwest of Bakede Hoher Nacken or Hohenacken c 375 m northeast of Potzen Dachtelfeld 356 0 m in the centre of the Suntel Katzennase 352 7 m northeast of Hessisch Oldendorf Haddessen Sudwehe c 350 m Hohenstein 340 5 m including the Grunem Altar Teufelskanzel Hirschsprung and nearby Kreuzstein between Langenfeld and Zersen Amelungsberg c 325 m northeast of Segelhorst Borberg c 320 m including the Roter Stein crag north northeast of Hessisch Oldendorf Bensen Ramsnacken c 320 m including the Mooskopfe crags southwest of Langenfeld Riesenberg c 310 m with its quarry south of Langenfeld Schrabstein Schrabst 300 2 m between Rohdental and Langenfeld Iberg c 300 m between Auetal Rannenberg and Hessisch Oldendorf Langenfeld Mooskopfe c 300 m southeast of Langenfeld Mittelberg 297 0 m north of Hessisch Oldendorf Barksen Mattenberg 288 6 m west of Hamelspringe Hasseln 286 5 m Osterberg 260 1 m northeast of Hessisch Oldendorf Bensen Hunenburg 251 7 m between Rohdental and Rannenberg Westerberg 249 2 m north of Hessisch Oldendorf Bensen Baumgartenberg 232 1 m north of Hessisch Oldendorf Segelhorst Hulsebrink 227 2 m north of Klein Suntel Wendgeberg or Wenchenberg c 223 m north northeast of Hessisch Oldendorf ZersenValleys Edit The valleys of the Suntel include the Bleeksgrund Hollengrund Langes Fohrtal Schneegrund Totental WellergrundTowns and villages EditThe towns and villages of the Suntel include Auetal Hulsede Bad Munder am Deister Hessisch Oldendorf HamelinInns Edit Waldgasthaus Eulenflucht The forest restaurants in and around the Suntel include the Krackes Ruh near Hulsede Eulenflucht between Hohe Egge and Hamelspringe Bad Munder am Deister Bergschmiede near Bad Munder am Deister Suntelturm on the Hohe Egge near Bad Munder am Deister Pappmuhle near Zersen Baxmann Baude near Zersen Weinschanke in RohdentalLiterature EditHelga Knoke Wald and Besiedlung im Suntel Schaumburger Studien Heft 22 Verlag C Bosendahl Rinteln 1968 Friedrich Kolling Die Suntelwaldgenossenschaft Ein Beitrag zur Rechts and Wirtschaftsgeschichte einer Schaumburger Markgenossenschaft Fritz Holstein Das Statut der Suntelwaldgenossenschaft Bensen Die forstliche Bewirtschaftung des Suntelwaldes Scheide Die Jagd im Suntel Schaumburger Heimathefte Heft 10 Bosendahl Rinteln Weser 1962References Edit a b Lower Saxony navigatorExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suntel The Suntel The Suntel beeches Dripstone caves in the Suntel Schutzgemeinschaft The Sunteldorf Haddessen The Suntel Tower Suntel photos Former US base on the Suntel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suntel amp oldid 1117281963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
