Sackwald
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The Sackwald is a ridge, up to high, in the Lower Saxon Hills
in the district of Hildesheim in the North German state of Lower Saxony
. It is named after the village of Sack in the borough of Alfeld, the name meaning "Sack Forest".
The Sackwald is part of the geological structure of the Sack Basin or Sackmulde along with the Sieben Berge and the Vorberge
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in the Lower Saxon Hills
. It is located between the town of Alfeld on the River Leine to the northwest and the rather more distant town of Bad Gandersheim
to the southeast.
The Sackwald is surrounded by the ridges of the Vorberge
to the north, the southeastern foothills of the Hildesheim Forest
to the north-northeast, the Sauberge
to the northeast, the Harplage
to the east-northeast, the Heber to the east, the Helleberg to the south and southwest, the Selter (on the other side of the Leine valley) to the southwest and the Sieben Berge to the northwest.
Topographically it transitions into the last-named ridge seamlessly. Several streams rise within or on the edge of the Sackwald, whose waters eventually empty into the westward-running Leine or the northeast flowing Innerste
; the ridge thus lies on the watershed between the two rivers.
The unpopulated Sackwald is crossed by several forest tracks and hiking trails, which enable the densely forested landscape to be explored. They include the Rennstieg path that runs through the forests and the Hohe Schanze Historic Educational Path (Historische Lehrpfad Hohe Schanze). The ridge may be reached over winding state roads (Landesstraße
n) branching off the B 3 and B 64 federal roads, and link, for example, Alfeld, Freden and Lamspringe with one another.
s in or on the Sackwald are:
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Lower Saxon Hills
The Lower Saxon Hills are one the 73 natural regions in Germany defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Geographically it covers roughly the same area as the Weser Uplands in its wider sense....
in the district of Hildesheim in the North German state of 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 is named after the village of Sack in the borough of Alfeld, the name meaning "Sack Forest".
The Sackwald is part of the geological structure of the Sack Basin or Sackmulde along with the Sieben Berge and the Vorberge
Vorberge
The Vorberge are a ridge, up to high, in the Lower Saxon Hills and within the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony....
.
Geography
The Sackwald lies on the eastern edge of the Leine UplandsLeine Uplands
The Leine Uplands is a region in Germany's Central Uplands which forms a part of the Lower Saxon Hills and lies along the River Leine between Göttingen and Hanover...
in the Lower Saxon Hills
Lower Saxon Hills
The Lower Saxon Hills are one the 73 natural regions in Germany defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Geographically it covers roughly the same area as the Weser Uplands in its wider sense....
. It is located between the town of Alfeld on the River Leine to the northwest and the rather more distant town of Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim
Bad Gandersheim is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Northeim. , it had a population 10,572.Bad Gandersheim has many half-timbered houses and is located on the German Framework Road .- Geography :...
to the southeast.
The Sackwald is surrounded by the ridges of the Vorberge
Vorberge
The Vorberge are a ridge, up to high, in the Lower Saxon Hills and within the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony....
to the north, the southeastern foothills of the Hildesheim Forest
Hildesheim Forest
The Hildesheim Forest is a range of hills up to in the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Geography :The Hildesheim Forest is located in the Innerste Uplands, part of the Lower Saxon Hills, between the valleys of the Leine to the west, the Innerste to the north and the ...
to the north-northeast, the Sauberge
Sauberge
The Sauberge is a mountain range up to in the Innerste Uplands in the district of Hildesheim in eastern Lower Saxony in Germany.- Location :...
to the northeast, the Harplage
Harplage
The Harplage is a hill range, up to 290 metres high, located west-northwest of the Harz in the southeast of the German state of Lower Saxony.- Geography :...
to the east-northeast, the Heber to the east, the Helleberg to the south and southwest, the Selter (on the other side of the Leine valley) to the southwest and the Sieben Berge to the northwest.
Topographically it transitions into the last-named ridge seamlessly. Several streams rise within or on the edge of the Sackwald, whose waters eventually empty into the westward-running Leine or the northeast flowing Innerste
Innerste
The Innerste is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Leine river and 95 km in length.- Origin of the name :...
; the ridge thus lies on the watershed between the two rivers.
The unpopulated Sackwald is crossed by several forest tracks and hiking trails, which enable the densely forested landscape to be explored. They include the Rennstieg path that runs through the forests and the Hohe Schanze Historic Educational Path (Historische Lehrpfad Hohe Schanze). The ridge may be reached over winding state roads (Landesstraße
Landesstraße
Landesstraßen are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads that cross the boundary of a rural or urban district...
n) branching off the B 3 and B 64 federal roads, and link, for example, Alfeld, Freden and Lamspringe with one another.
Hills
Amongst the hills in the Sackwald are the following (heights in metres above sea level (NN)):- AhrensbergAhrensberg (Sackwald)The Ahrensberg, at 374 metres, is the highest hill in the Sackwald range in the district of Hildesheim, in the north German state of Lower Saxony.- Geography :The densely forested Ahrensberg rises in the Leine Uplands, part of the Lower Saxon Hills...
(374 m) – southwest of Woltershausen and northeast of Everode - Paradiesgarten (336 m) – north of Everode
- Teufelskirche (330 m) – north of Everode
- Saurenberg (321 m) – north-northwest of Everode
- Hohe Schanze (326 m) – east of Winzenburg, site of the ruins of a Frankish mission station
- Gehlenberg (ca. 315 m) – west-southwest of Lamspringe
- Hainholzberg (ca. 300 m) – southwest of Adenstedt on the boundary with the VorbergeVorbergeThe Vorberge are a ridge, up to high, in the Lower Saxon Hills and within the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony....
- Kratzberg (ca. 300 m) – north of Alfeld-Hörsum
- Menteberg (300 m) – east of Alfeld
- Rüstiberg (288 m) – east of Everode
- Mullenberg (278 m) – north of Everode
- Winzenberg (272 m) – northeast of Winzenburg, site of Winzenburg Castle
- Buchenberg (270 m) – north-northwest of Everode
- Feldberg (267 m) – west-southwest of Lamspringe
- Horstberg (ca. 250 m) – east-southeast of Alfeld-Hörsum
- Tiebenberg (ca. 240 m) – north of Winzenburg, site of the Tiebenburg cultural monument
Waterbodies
Amongst the streamStream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
s in or on the Sackwald are:
- GandeGandeGande is a village in the Assoli Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-eastern Togo.-External links:**...
, rises in the southeastern part of the Sackwald, eastern tributary of the Leine - Leine, passes the Sackwald a few kilometres away to the southwest, southern tributary of the AllerAllerThe Aller is a river, long, in the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony in Germany. It is a right-hand, and hence eastern, tributary of the River Weser and is also its largest tributary. Its last form the Lower Aller federal waterway...
- Riehe, rises in the southeastern part of the Sackwald, southwestern tributary of the LammeLamme (river)Lamme is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
- Winzenburger Bach, rises in the southern part of the Sackwald, eastern tributary of the Leine
Villages
Amongst the villages on the edge of the Sackwald are:- AdenstedtAdenstedtAdenstedt is a municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany....
in the catchment area of the Riehe, north-northeast of the Sackwald - Alfeld on the Leine, northwest of the Sackwald
- Bad GandersheimBad GandersheimBad Gandersheim is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Northeim. , it had a population 10,572.Bad Gandersheim has many half-timbered houses and is located on the German Framework Road .- Geography :...
on the Gande, ein few kilometres southeast of the Sackwald - EverodeEverodeEverode is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany....
in the catchment area of the Leine, west of the Sackwald - Freden on the Leine, south-southwest of the Sackwald
- LamspringeLamspringeLamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hildesheim....
on the Lamme, east of the Sackwald - WinzenburgWinzenburgWinzenburg is a municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It comprises four smaller communities, including the village of Winzenburg, which dates from the Middle Ages. Winzenburg is located in the Leinebergland to the north of Bad Gandersheim, between the national parks...
on the Winzenburger Bach, south of the Sackwald - WoltershausenWoltershausenWoltershausen is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany....
in the catchment area of the Riehe, east of the Sackwald
Points of interest
Apart from the forested landscape itself, the points of interest in the Sackwald include the ruins of a Frankish mission station on the Hohe Schanze, the ruins of Winzenburg Castle on the Winzenberg and the cultural monument of Tiebenburg on the Tiebenberg. Also worth seeing are the ruins of the Schulenburg Chapel, which stand northeast of Langenholzen and north of Sack (both in the borough of Alfeld) at about 185 metres above sea level on the southwestern edge of the neighbouring VorbergeVorberge
The Vorberge are a ridge, up to high, in the Lower Saxon Hills and within the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony....
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Sources
- Ernst Andreas Friedrich: Naturdenkmale Niedersachsens. Hanover, 1980, ISBN 3-7842-0227-6.