Burgdorf-Peiner Geest
| Burgdorf-Peiner Geestplatten | |||
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| Systematics according to | Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany | ||
| Greater region 1st order | North German Lowlands | ||
| Greater region 2nd order | Central North German Lowland | ||
| Greater region 3rd order | North German Geest | ||
| Main unit group | 62 → Weser-Aller-Flachland |
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| Natural space |
623 → Burgdorf-Peiner Geestplatten |
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| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 52 ° 22 '48 " N , 10 ° 3' 51.8" E | ||
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| state | Lower Saxony | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
The Burgdorf-Peiner Geest is a geest landscape dominated by terminal and ground moraines between Hanover and Braunschweig in Lower Saxony. The area, also known as Burgdorf-Peiner Geestplatten or Burgdorf-Peiner Sandplatten , is part of the Lower Saxon landscape of the Geest , which covers large parts of the North German lowlands .
location
The Burgdorf-Peiner Geest has an area of around 550 km². Its borders are in the north the Allerniederung , in the south the Braunschweig-Hildesheimer Lößbörde and partly the Mittellandkanal , in the east the Oker lowlands and the Hannoversche Moorgeest in the west. Today it is bordered by the towns of Hanover, Burgdorf , Uetze , Braunschweig, Vechelde , Peine and Lehrte . The area is crossed by the Mittelland Canal , the A 2 and the B 188 in an east-west direction.
Natural structure
The natural spatial main unit of the Burgdorf-Peiner Geestplatten is part of the main unit group Weser-Aller-Flachland (number 62, two-digit) within the North German lowlands (large region 1st order) and is divided into sub-natural areas as follows:
- (to 62 Weser-Aller-Flachland , D31)
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623 Burgdorf-Peiner Geestplatten
- 623.0 Hänigser Sands
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623 Burgdorf-Peiner Geestplatten
landscape
The entire Geest area has a distinctly rural character with its village settlements. The industrial city of Peine is an exception. The surface of the Burgdorf-Peiner Geest is slightly wavy. It is divided by lowlands like that of the Fuhse (running in a south-north direction) and valleys with fens .
use
The original forests have often been converted into fields . A remaining larger forest area is the Hämeler Wald near Hämelerwald . Arable land is dominant in the landscape, whereby rye , oats and potatoes bring good yields as arable crops . Asparagus cultivation is widespread on the sandy, dry soils . Especially the Burgdorfer asparagus is nationally known. Because of the nutrient-poor soils, livestock farming is also widespread in agriculture. At Hänigsen , a loamy ground moraine comes closer to the surface, which improves the soil quality. The sandy areas of the Geest are mostly covered with forestry pine forests . Deciduous forest occurs only sporadically in the form of pedunculate oak - birch forest .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ E. Meynen and J. Schmithüsen : Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany - Federal Institute for Regional Studies, 6th delivery Remagen 1959 (9 deliveries in 8 books 1953–1962, updated map 1: 1,000,000 with main units 1960)