Northeim Lake District
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Northeim Lake District is a series of lakes nearby Northeim
, Lower Saxony
.
It has its origin in pebble extraction by open-pit mining. Digging for pebble began in 1852 in order to build the Royal Hanoverian State Railways. After World War II mining was intensified. Pebbles that are found here are composed of greywacke
, radiolarite
and sand.
It is located where the Rhume
river flows into the Leine
river. Highway 3 crosses the Federal Motorway 7 here as well. The site is also crossed by the Leine-Heide Cycle Path
.
It is now a recreation area. On one of these lakes people have fun with their sailboats. Others prefer swimmng, diving or windsurfing.
The area is also a conservation area in order to protect birds that breed here like Great Crested Grebe
, Water Rail
, Yellow Wagtail or Eurasian Reed Warbler.
external link
http://www.seeterrassen-northeim.de/cms/
Northeim
Northeim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with, as of 2002, a population of 31 000. It's located on the German Half-Timbered House Road.-History:...
, 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...
.
It has its origin in pebble extraction by open-pit mining. Digging for pebble began in 1852 in order to build the Royal Hanoverian State Railways. After World War II mining was intensified. Pebbles that are found here are composed of greywacke
Greywacke
Greywacke or Graywacke is a variety of sandstone generally characterized by its hardness, dark color, and poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments or lithic fragments set in a compact, clay-fine matrix. It is a texturally immature sedimentary rock generally found...
, radiolarite
Radiolarite
Radiolarite is a siliceous, comparatively hard, fine-grained, chert-like, and homogeneous sedimentary rock that is composed predominantly of the microscopic remains of radiolarians. This term is also used for indurated radiolarian oozes and sometimes as a synonym of radiolarian earth...
and sand.
It is located where the Rhume
Rhume
The Rhume is a 48 km long river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Leine. Its source is a karstic spring in Rhumspringe, south of the Harz mountain range...
river flows into the Leine
Leine
The Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller river and 281 km in length.The river's source is located close to the town of Leinefelde in Thuringia...
river. Highway 3 crosses the Federal Motorway 7 here as well. The site is also crossed by the Leine-Heide Cycle Path
Leine-Heide Cycle Path
The Leine-Heide Cycle Path is a long-distance cycle path in Germany that has a total length of and runs through the German federal states of Thuringia, Lower Saxony and Hamburg...
.
It is now a recreation area. On one of these lakes people have fun with their sailboats. Others prefer swimmng, diving or windsurfing.
The area is also a conservation area in order to protect birds that breed here like Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
The Great Crested Grebe is a member of the grebe family of water birds.- Description :The Great Crested Grebe is long with a wingspan. It is an excellent swimmer and diver, and pursues its fish prey underwater. The adults are unmistakable in summer with head and neck decorations...
, Water Rail
Water Rail
The Water Rail is a bird of the rail family which breeds in well-vegetated wetlands across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Northern and eastern populations are migratory, but this species is a permanent resident in the warmer parts of its breeding range...
, Yellow Wagtail or Eurasian Reed Warbler.
external link
http://www.seeterrassen-northeim.de/cms/