Thüster mountain
| Thüster mountain | |
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 Overview map: The Thüster Berg in the upper part of the picture |
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 Thüsten in front of the Thüster mountain |
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| Highest peak | Kanstein ( 441 m above sea level ) |
| location | Lower Saxony |
| Lower Saxony highlands | Leinebergland |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 3 '28 " N , 9 ° 37' 25" E |
| rock | Limestone ( Thüster Kalkstein ), claystone , marl |
| Age of the rock | Upper Jurassic |
| particularities | - Lönsturm ( AT ) - telecommunications tower |
The Thüster mountain is up to 441 m above sea level. NN high ridge of the Lower Saxony mountainous region in the districts of Hameln-Pyrmont and Hildesheim in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).
Geographical location
The Thüster Berg is located in the western part of the Leinebergland , a northern part of the Lower Saxony mountains . With its main summit, the Kanstein, it stretches for about 7 km in the triangle of the villages Eime , Duingen and Salzhemmendorf . It lies between Hemmendorf and Oldendorf in the north, Ahrenfeld , Deilmissen and Deinsen in the east, Marienhagen in the southeast, Weenzen and Thüsten in the south, Levedagsen and the associated domain Eggersen in the west and the aforementioned Salzhemmendorf in the northwest.
The Osterwald extends north of Thüster Berg , east of Külf , south-east of Duinger Berg and west of Ith . To the west and north of the ridge, the Saale flows as a south-westerly tributary of the Leine . Its north-western part belongs to the Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln nature park .
The B 1 leads north and the B 240 south-east past Thüster Berg.
Geology and landscape
The Thüster Berg is a fold made of Thüster limestone . On the steeply sloping north flank, mostly hidden in the forest, there are several limestone cliffs that have been named Eck-, Dreck-, Falkenturm and Liebesnadel. The rock balcony corner tower ( 380 m above sea level ) protrudes a little to the northwest below the Kansteinkuppe as a natural lookout pulpit out of the forest. There are abandoned limestone quarries on the southwest side of the ridge .
The Thüster Berg is densely populated by forest, especially deciduous forest. Birch and pine trees , among other things, also thrive .
Towers
On the Kanstein, the main summit ( 441 m above sea level ) of the Thüster Berg, there is the Lönsturm observation tower ( 440 m above sea level ) and about 1 km further east-southeast a telecommunications tower ( 433 m above sea level ).
hike
Numerous forest paths lead over the Thüster Berg, including the Ith-Hils-Weg . A hiking trail leads over the ridge of the ridge past the corner, Löns and telecommunications towers from Salzhemmendorf to Marienhagen.