Kiffing
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The Kiffing is a range of hills, relatively small in area and up to , in the district of Kassel in the German state of Hesse
.
in the north and the northern foothills of the Bramwald
in the south. To the northeast and north they are passed by the lower reaches of the river Schwülme
, to the southwest and west by a stretch of the Upper Weser, beyond whose western banks looms the Reinhardswald
. The Kiffing lies between Wahlsburg
to the northwest, Uslar
to the northeast and Oberweser
to the south.
, is a heavily wooded region, apart from its western and northeastern foothills. In the north, above and to the southeast of the Pfeiffengrund valley, is the Lippoldsberg Clinic and Rehabilitation Centre. In the northeast above the Köhlergrund valley is the small Steinklippen and in the east, at the so-called Sattel, is a small rifle range.
s and elevations of the Kiffing range include the:
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
.
Geography
The Kiffing hills in the extreme north of Hesse belong to the southern ranges of the Weser Uplands. They are located between the southern foothills of the SollingSolling
The Solling is a range of hills up to high in the Weser Uplands in the German state of Lower Saxony, whose extreme southerly foothills extend into Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia....
in the north and the northern foothills of the Bramwald
Bramwald
The Bramwald is a range of hills up to in the Weser Uplands in Lower Saxony . It is a unique, natural, wild, hill and forest landscape...
in the south. To the northeast and north they are passed by the lower reaches of the river Schwülme
Schwülme
Schwülme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
, to the southwest and west by a stretch of the Upper Weser, beyond whose western banks looms the Reinhardswald
Reinhardswald
The Reinhardswald is a range of hills up to and covering an area of over 200 km² in the Weser Uplands in the district of Kassel, Hesse...
. The Kiffing lies between Wahlsburg
Wahlsburg
Wahlsburg is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 36 kilometers north of Kassel, and 28 kilometers northwest of Göttingen....
to the northwest, Uslar
Uslar
Uslar is a town and a municipality in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, in the south-western part of the district of Northeim, and in the south of the hills of Solling forest which are part of the Weser Uplands.Uslar is located on the German Framework Road....
to the northeast and Oberweser
Oberweser
Oberweser is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 32 kilometers north of Kassel, and 27 kilometers northwest of Göttingen....
to the south.
Landscape description
The Kiffing, which attains at height of up to at the Heuberg, and whose eastern section belongs to the State Forest of Bad KarlshafenBad Karlshafen
Bad Karlshafen is a baroque, thermal salt spa town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It has 2300 inhabitants in the main ward of Bad Karlshafen, and a further 1900 in the medieval ward of Helmarshausen...
, is a heavily wooded region, apart from its western and northeastern foothills. In the north, above and to the southeast of the Pfeiffengrund valley, is the Lippoldsberg Clinic and Rehabilitation Centre. In the northeast above the Köhlergrund valley is the small Steinklippen and in the east, at the so-called Sattel, is a small rifle range.
Hills
The hillHill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
s and elevations of the Kiffing range include the:
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Circular rampart A circular rampart is an embankment built in the shape of a circle that was used as part of the defences for a military fortification, hill fort or refuge, or was built for religious purposes or as a place of gathering.... ) |
Streams
The streams in and around the Kiffing include the:- Föhrenbach (tributary of the Weser)
- Höllengraben (tributary of the Weser)
- Rodenbach (tributary of the Schwülme)
- SchwülmeSchwülmeSchwülme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
(tributary of the Weser) - Weser (river running into the North SeaNorth SeaIn the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
)
Towns and villages
The towns and villages located around the Kiffing are:- Lippoldsberg (WahlsburgWahlsburgWahlsburg is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 36 kilometers north of Kassel, and 28 kilometers northwest of Göttingen....
) in the northwest - Vernawahlshausen (Wahlsburg) in the north
- Ahlbershausen (UslarUslarUslar is a town and a municipality in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, in the south-western part of the district of Northeim, and in the south of the hills of Solling forest which are part of the Weser Uplands.Uslar is located on the German Framework Road....
) in the east-northeast - Arenborn (OberweserOberweserOberweser is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 32 kilometers north of Kassel, and 27 kilometers northwest of Göttingen....
) in the east - Heisebeck (Oberweser) in the southeast
- Fürstenhagen (zu Uslar) in the south-southeast
- Oedelsheim (Oberweser) in the south
- Gieselwerder (Oberweser) in the southwest
Literature and sources
The information in this article is based on:- Topografische Freizeitkarte "Naturpark Habichtswald / Reinhardswald" ('TF 50-HR', 1:50.000; 2003), herausgegeben vom 'Hessisch-Waldeckischen Gerbirgs- und Heimatverein eV.' und 'Hessischen Landesvermessungsamt (ISBN 3-89446-319-8)
- Rad- u. Wanderkarte "Reinhardswald, Weserlauf u. Bramwald" (1:33.333), herausgegeben vom Geo-Verlag (Kaufungen)