The Upper Weser Valley ( German : Oberes Wesertal ) in central Germany has been formed by the Upper Weser river cutting through the Weser Uplands for around 200 kilometres (120 mi) between the towns of Hann. Münden and Minden . It lies in the German federal states of Lower Saxony , Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia .
4-819: The Upper Weser Valley begins near Hann. Münden , where the rivers Werra and Fulda join to form the Weser and follows the course of the Upper Weser northwards through the Weser Uplands to Bodenwerder , then continues in a northwestern direction, south of the Süntel hills and the Weser Hills , and ends finally at the great gap of Porta Westfalica , where the Weser breaks through the Wiehen and Weser Hills out into
8-903: The North German Plain . In the south the Upper Weser Valley crosses the Solling-Vogler Nature Park and, in the north, the Weser Uplands Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park . At its northern end, the Upper Weser Valley is followed by the Middle Weser Valley , part of the Middle Weser Region . The Upper Weser Valley is bordered by the following uplands (from south to north): Left-hand side: Right-hand side: The towns of
12-516: The Road of Weser Renaissance . The valley is crossed by several railway lines at places like Hann. Münden, Wehrden (Weser) , Höxter and Holzminden. From Hamelin the railway lines run parallel to the Weser via Bad Oeynhausen ( Weser Railway ) to Minden ( Hamm–Minden railway ). A long section of the roughly 500 km long cycle path, the Weser Cycle Path runs mostly along the Weser through
16-645: The Upper Weser Valley are Hann. Münden , Bad Karlshafen , Beverungen , Höxter , Holzminden , Bodenwerder , Hameln , Rinteln , Vlotho , Bad Oeynhausen and Porta Westfalica . The Upper Weser Valley has is agriculturally and culturally important. Several tourist routes accompany the Weser Valley: The German Fairy Tale Route , the Weser Valley Road, the German Timber-Frame Road and
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