Düsselhügelland
| Düsselhügelland | |||
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| Systematics according to | Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany | ||
| Greater region 1st order | Low mountain range threshold | ||
| Greater region 2nd order | Rhenish Slate Mountains | ||
| Main unit group | 33 → Süderbergland |
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| About main unit | 337 → Bergisch-Sauerland lowlands |
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| 4th order region (main unit) |
337 1 → Niederbergisch-Märkisches hill country |
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| 5th order region | 337 1 .1 → Bergisch-Märkisches hill country |
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| Natural space |
337 1 .18 → Düsselhügelland |
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| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 16 '15 " N , 7 ° 4' 10" E | ||
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| Local area | Düssel , Schlupkothen , Koxhof , Aprath , Eckbusch , Hugenbruch | ||
| District | Oberdüssel , Unterdüssel | ||
| local community | Wuppertal , Wuelfrath | ||
| state | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
The Düsselhügelland is a natural spatial unit in North Rhine-Westphalia with the order number 337 1 .18.
The gently undulating hill country (200 to 250 m) includes the upper catchment area of the Düssel and its tributaries ( Eigenbach , Brucher Bach , Holzer Bach ) between the source and the Wülfrath village of Düssel . In addition to the south-eastern Wülfrath districts and districts of Düssel, Schlupkothen , Koxhof , Aprath , Ober- and Unterdüssel , the Wuppertal residential area Eckbusch is also part of the natural area.
Geologically, the hill country consists of Upper Devonian slates , sandstones and greywacke with limestone banks of the Velbert layers . It rises clearly above the Wülfrather and Dornaper sinks .