In the south of the Osterholz Geest there is a band of settlement from Schwanewede to Bremen-Nord, Ritterhude and Osterholz-Scharmbeck.
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This sharply defined edge of geest runs northeast through the parish of Ritterhude and the county town of Osterholz-Scharmbeck as far as the region of Bremervörde.