Asse (Germany)
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The Asse is a small hill range in the district of Wolfenbüttel
in southeastern Lower Saxony
with a median height of 200 metres ASL; the highest elevation is the Remlinger Herse with a height of 234 m. There are more than 600 different plants found here; the Asse is mostly covered by trees. It has been inhabited since the 6th millennium BC
by farmers coming from the Danube
region.
For several hundred years, salt has been mined
in Asse. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II
, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste
produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.
Administratively, the Asse is shared by the following villages:
The villages on the southern edge of the Asse belongs to Samtgemeinde Asse.
Wolfenbüttel (district)
Wolfenbüttel is a district in southeastern Lower Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts are the district-free City of Braunschweig, the district of Helmstedt, the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, and the districts of Goslar, Hildesheim and Peine...
in southeastern Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
with a median height of 200 metres ASL; the highest elevation is the Remlinger Herse with a height of 234 m. There are more than 600 different plants found here; the Asse is mostly covered by trees. It has been inhabited since the 6th millennium BC
6th millennium BC
During the 6th millennium BC, agriculture spread from the Balkans to Italy and Eastern Europe, and also from Mesopotamia to Egypt. World population was essentially stable at approximately 5 million, though some speculate up to 7 million.-Events:...
by farmers coming from the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
region.
For several hundred years, salt has been mined
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
in Asse. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II
Schacht Asse II
The Asse II pit is a former salt mine used as a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in the mountain range of Asse in district Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:...
, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste
Radioactive waste
Radioactive wastes are wastes that contain radioactive material. Radioactive wastes are usually by-products of nuclear power generation and other applications of nuclear fission or nuclear technology, such as research and medicine...
produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.
Administratively, the Asse is shared by the following villages:
- Mönchevahlberg
- Groß Vahlberg
- Klein Vahlberg
- RemlingenRemlingen, Lower SaxonyRemlingen is a municipality in the district Wolfenbüttel. Remlingen is samt to Wittmar, which is an old village from miners in the Asse. There are 1992 inhabitants' of Remlingen in three villages. The mayor is named Klaus-Günter Warnecke....
- WittmarWittmarWittmar is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Asse:For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse, a small mountain range in the district of Wolfenbüttel. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste...
- Groß Denkte
The villages on the southern edge of the Asse belongs to Samtgemeinde Asse.