Solling

Geschichte

The Solling is a range of hills up to 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 (Kaufungen Forest.The Solling 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.HillsThe main hills in the Solling include the following : Große Blöße Großer Ahrensberg Moosberg – with Hochsolling observation tower Vogelherd Dreiberg Großer Steinberg – with "Harzblick" observation tower Tünnekenbornstrang Langenberg Bärenkopf Wolfsstrang – with Gaußstein Schönenberg Hasselberg – with TV tower Hahnenbreite Alte Schmacht – with transmission facility Eisernstieg Strutberg – with "Sollingturm" observation tower Großer Lauenberg Wildenkiel Auerhahnkopf Hengstrücken Buchholz Sonnenköpfe Sonnenköpfe Junge Schmacht Platte Sommerberg Kahlberg