Ahlsburg
The Ahlsburg is a range of bunter sandstone hills, relatively small in area and up to, in the southern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies within the Solling foreland and is part of the Weser-Leine Uplands.Geography
The Ahlsburg hills run in a northwest to southeast direction and are around 10 km long and up to about 3 km wide. They are heavily wooded and belong to the Leine Uplands. They are located in the district of Northeim southeast of Dassel, east of the Solling, south of Einbeck and the valley of the Ilme, west of Northeim and the Leine valley and north of Moringen and northeast of Fredelsloh.Natural regions
The Ahlsburg is grouped within the following natural regions:
The following hills and elevations belong to the Ahlsburg ridge – with their heights in metres above sea level :
Subpeaks from southeast to northwest:
- * Bärenberg/Bährenberg
- * Grundberg
- * Kahlenberg
- * Lith
- * Ziegenberg
- * Wellerser Dicke
- Vorberg
- Behrensberg
- Drogenberg
- Katenstein
Streams
The following streams flow in and around the Ahlsburg :
Places of interest in and on the Ahlsburg ridge – with heights in metres above sea level - include:
- Grubenhagen Castle
- Fredelsloh
- Kaisereiche
- Quastbuche
- Stahlbuche
- Bengerode ruined village
