The Solling-Vogler Nature Park ( German : Naturpark Solling-Vogler ) is a nature park in South Lower Saxony in Germany . It has an area of 52,000 hectares (200 sq mi) and was established in 1966.
10-659: The nature park includes the hill ranges of the Solling and the Vogler but also the Burgberg which lies east of Weser valley between the two upland regions. It is looked after by the Zweckverband Naturpark Solling-Vogler , whose sponsors are the districts of Holzminden and Northeim and the state of Lower Saxony. The Solling-Vogler Nature Park lies northwest of the city of Göttingen in
20-622: Is a cultural landscape consisting mainly of spruce and beech forests. Oak also grows in some areas. The Solling forest is home of a number of animals and birds, for example red deer or chaffinch . They can best be observed in the Neuhaus wildlife park . Together with the smaller and lower Vogler range and the little Burgberg to the north, the Solling is part of the Solling-Vogler Nature Park . The main hills in
30-649: Is a range of hills up to 527.8 m above sea level (NN) high in the Weser Uplands in the German state of Lower Saxony , whose extreme southerly foothills extend into Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia . Inside Lower Saxony it is the second largest range of hills and the third highest after the Harz ( Wurmberg ; 971 m) and the Kaufungen Forest ( Haferberg ; 581 m). The Solling
40-721: Is an outdated official vertical datum used in Germany. Elevations using this reference system were to be marked Meter über Normal-Null (“meters above standard zero”). Normalnull has been replaced by Normalhöhennull (NHN). In 1878 reference heights were taken from the Amsterdam Ordnance Datum and transferred to the New Berlin Observatory in order to define the Normalhöhenpunkt 1879 . Normalnull has been defined as
50-1105: The Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park to the north, the Münden Nature Park to the south, the Harz National Park to the east and the Eggegebirge and Southern Teutoburg Forest Nature Park to the west. The Bunter sandstone ridge of the Solling (up to 528 m AMSL ) has the appearance of a high plateau with mixed forests, wet meadows and moors. The Vogler (460 m) is also a sandstone upland, but with many hills and valleys with steep rock faces. The Solling-Vogler Nature Park comprises 106 ha (260 acres) old oak wood pasture , 33 ha (82 acres) European spruce – larch mixed forest stands, about 6 ha (15 acres) former grazing and farmland, and some streams and brooks surrounded by riparian forest. Several species have been recorded that are endangered on
60-617: The EU Birds Directive . The designated areas are habitats for the Tengmalm's owl , black stork and other protected bird species. The abbeys of Amelungsborn and Corvey as well as Bevern Castle are outstanding historic buildings and are all located within the nature park. In Fürstenberg there is an old porcelain works. Between Silberborn and Neuhaus is the Hochsolling Observation Tower. Close to
70-514: The Solling include the following (heights given in m above Normalnull ): Villages and towns in the Solling are: Johannes Krabbe: Karte des Sollings von 1603, herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Hans-Martin Arnoldt, Kirstin Casemir und Uwe Ohanski, Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung Hannover 2004. Normalnull Normalnull ("standard zero") or Normal-Null (short N. N. or NN )
80-424: The national Red List, including several Lichenes , ceramic fungus ( Xylobolus frustulatus ), stag beetle ( Lucanus cervus ) and darkling beetle ( Corticeus fasciatus ). Bird species recorded include middle spotted woodpecker ( Dendrocopos medius ). Exmoor ponies and heck cattle have been released in 2000 to maintain the park's ecosystem. Elements of the nature park enjoy the additional protected status of
90-755: The tower is the nature reserve of Hochmoor Mecklenbruch near Silberborn and the Neuhaus Deer Park (see external links), with its forest museum, near Neuhaus. The Weser Cycle Path runs west of the nature park along the Weser , as do the tourist routes of the German Fairy Tale Route , German Timber-Frame Road and the Road of Weser Renaissance . 51°46′N 9°33′E / 51.76°N 9.55°E / 51.76; 9.55 Solling The Solling ( German pronunciation )
100-441: The two aforementioned districts between the rivers Weser in the west and Leine in the east. It is located between the villages of Bodenwerder to the north, Stadtoldendorf and Dassel to the northeast, Moringen to the east Hardegsen and Uslar to the southeast, Bad Karlshafen to the south, Beverungen to the southwest, Höxter to the west and Holzminden to the northwest. The nature park lies between its neighbours,
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