Wümmeniederung
Wümmeniederung | |||
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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 | 63 → Stader Geest |
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Natural space | ' 631 → ' |
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Geographical location | |||
Coordinates | 53 ° 8 '10 " N , 9 ° 30' 2" E | ||
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state | Lower Saxony , Bremen | ||
Country | Germany |
The Wümmeniederung is a moor , geest and forest landscape in the Elbe-Weser triangle belonging to Lower Saxony and the state of Bremen , mainly in the south of the Rotenburg district , in the northeast of the Verden district and in the north-eastern outskirts of the city of Bremen .
location
The Wümmeniederung belongs to the Stader Geest . To the southwest it borders on the Achim-Verdener Geest , which also belongs to the Stader Geest , to the southeast on the Lüneburg Heath natural area and to the north on the Zevener Geest .
Natural structure
The natural spatial main unit of the Wümmeniederung is part of the main unit group Stader Geest (number 63, two-digit) within the North German lowlands (large region 1st order) and is divided into sub-natural areas as follows:
- (to 63 Stader Geest , D27)
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631 Wümmeniederung
- 631.0 Lower Wümmeniederung
- 631.01 Hellweg sand and moorland
- 631.1 Wümmespool
- 631.10 Abbendorfer Moor and Geest Islands
- 631.11 Stemmer Geest Islands
- 631.12 Scheeßeler Moorniederung
- 631.13 Rotenburg Geest Islands
- 631.14 Bothel lowlands
- 631.15 Veseder Moore
- 631.16 Hemslinger Geestrand
- 631.17 Finteler lowlands
- 631.18 Wümme and Oste Moore
- 631.0 Lower Wümmeniederung
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631 Wümmeniederung
Landscape image
A large number of rivers, streams and lakes are typical of the gently undulating landscape. These include the Wümme , the Wieste , the Fintau , the Rodau , the Wiedau or the Vissel , as well as the two Bull lakes .
Culture
In this pristine landscape, Low German is still spoken very often .
Cities and municipalities in the Wümmeniederung
This list includes cities, unified and integrated municipalities in the area of the Wümmeniederung.
- Ahausen
- Botersen
- Bothel
- Bremen (districts Blockland , Borgfeld , Horn-Lehe , Oberneuland and Osterholz )
- Brockel
- Fintel
- Fischerhude
- Gyhum
- Hassendorf
- Hellwege
- Helvesiek
- Hemsbünde
- Hemslingen
- Horstedt
- Kirchwalsede (areas around the Bullensee and the village of Riekenbostel )
- Kirchlinteln (In the area of the Holtumer Moor near the village of Holtum (Geest) )
- Lauenbrück
- Ottersberg
- Oyten
- Reeßum
- Rotenburg (Wümme)
- Scheeßel
- Sottrum
- To stem
- Vahlde
- Visselhövede
- Westerwalsede
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)