Vorberge

Vorberge

The Vorberge near Alfeld as part of the Sackmulde (B)

Highest point
Peak Hainberg
Elevation 353 m (1,158 ft)
Geography
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hildesheim
Range coordinates 52°01′N 9°53′E / 52.02°N 9.88°E / 52.02; 9.88Coordinates: 52°01′N 9°53′E / 52.02°N 9.88°E / 52.02; 9.88
Parent range Leine Uplands, Lower Saxon Hills
Geology
Age of rock Cretaceous

The Vorberge ("fore-hills" or "foothills") are a ridge, up to 353 m above sea level (NN) high, in the Lower Saxon Hills and within the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony. Together with the Sieben Berge and the Sackwald, the Vorberge belong to the geological formation of the Sackmulde.

Geography

The ridge of Vorberge is located in the eastern edge of the Leine Uplands in the Lower Saxon Hills. It lies between the town of Alfeld on the River Leine to the southwest and Sibbesse on the Alme to the north.

The Vorberge is surrounded by other uplands: the Hildesheim Forest to the north, the Sauberge to the east-northeast, Harplage to the east-southeast, the Heber to the southeast, the Sackwald to the south and the Sieben Berge to the west. Topographically, it transitions seamlessly to the last named range. Several streams rise within and on the edge of the Vorberge whose waters sooner or later find their way into the westward-flowing Leine or the northeastwards- running Innerste; it thus forms a watershed between the two rivers.

The unsettled hills of the Vorberge are crossed by several forest tracks and hiking trails which enable visitors to explored the wooded landscape. It is easily reached on the winding Landesstraße L 485 country road that branches off the B 3 in Alfeld, which runs northeast linking Alfeld with Sibbesse and with Hildesheim further to the north.

Hills

The hills of the Vorberge include the following (heights in metres above sea level (NN)):

Streams

Amongst the streams in and around the Vorberge are the:

Settlements

The villages on the edge of the Vorberge include:

Places of interest

Besides the woodlands themselves, places of interest in the Vorberge include the ruins of the Schulenburg Chapel (Schulenburger Kapelle), that stand northeast of Langenholzen and north of Sack (both in the borough of Alfeld) at about 353 m above NN.

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