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4 unusual facts about Weser Depression


Weser Depression

The height of this peninsula, comprising Stadland and Butjadingen, lies between 0.8 metres under sea level (NN) and 1.2 metres above it (at a place on the 'neck' of the Jade Bight it reaches 2 metres).

Below Hoya, the Weser reaches the Breslau-Magdeburg-Bremen glacial valley, which approaches from the southeast.

The largest are the Schwarme Heath (Schwarmer Heide) and the Thedinghausen Foregeest (Thedinghauser Vorgeest).

Wittekindsberg

From its observation deck at a height of 13.9 m, there are views of the surrounding hill country as well as the Weser Depression and the southern fringes of the North German Plain.



see also

Weser Valley

Middle Weser Valley, on the North German Plain, the southern part of the Weser Depression between the Porta Westfalica gap and its confluence with the Aller river.