Rantenhorst
The Rantenhorst is a forest area south of Calvörde .
Location and assignment
The Rantenhorst lies in the district of Calvörde. The forest area is part of the Calvörder forest . In the north lies the market town of Calvörde, in the east lies Zobbenitz , in the south lies Uthmöden and in the west lies Schierholz , which is also part of the Calvörde forest.
Naming
The forest area owes its name to a desert called Ranten .
particularities
The Rantenhorst is also part of the Klüdener Pax-Wanneweh nature reserve .
literature
- Brochure of the administrative community Calvörde
- Arnholdt, Hans-Martin; Casemir, Kirstin; Ohainski, Uwe (ed.): The Gerlach map of the principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1763-1775) . Folder with 18 map sheets and booklet. From the series of publications of the Historical Commission for Lower Saxony and Bremen 235 , ISBN 3-7752-6035-8 .
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Coordinates: 52 ° 23 ′ 10.3 " N , 11 ° 19 ′ 42.4" E