Ravensberg Basin

The Ravensberg Basin (German: Ravensberger Mulde) or Ravensberg Hills (Ravensberger Hügelland) is a natural region in the governorate of Detmold (Ostwestfalen-Lippe) in the northeastern part of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia; small elements also fall within the neighbouring state of Lower Saxony. It is part of the lower Weser Uplands and includes the hilly basin country between the Wiehen Hills in the north, Lippe Uplands in the east, Teutoburg Forest in the south and Osnabrück Hills in the west. The heart of the Ravensberg Basin is almost coincident with the cultural region of the Ravensberg Land.

Location
Basic data
Federal state:North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony
Natural regions:Central Uplands
  Lower Saxon Hills
    Lower Weser Uplands
Highest hills:256 m above sea level (NN): Steinegge
165 m above sea level (NN): Schweichler Berg
Lowest point:41 m above sea level (NN) (northern Weser valley)
Map

See also

Sources

  • Adolf Schüttler: Das Ravensberger Land. Aschendorff, Münster 1986.
  • Emil Meynen (Hrsg.): Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands. Selbstverlag der Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Remagen 1959-1962 (Teil 2, enthält Lieferung 6-9), ISBN B0000BJ19F


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