Giesen Hills

The Giesen Hills are a ridge, up to 242.5 metres high, in the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Steuerwald Castle and Osterberg.

Steuerwald Castle

Castle

Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Steuerwald Castle is a Romanesque castle in Hildesheim, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. The castle is currently used by a private riding club and is not open to the public.

Osterberg

Nature reserve

Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Osterberg is a nature reserve.

Lange Dreisch und Osterberg

Nature reserve

Photo: Lotte76, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lange Dreisch und Osterberg is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hildesheim and Sarstedt.

Hildesheim

Photo: Mey2008, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, north-central Germany. With a population of over 100,000, it is located southeast of Hanover on the Innerste river, a tributary of the Leine.

Sarstedt is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. It has approximately 18,500 inhabitants. Sarstedt is situated 20 km south of Hanover and 10 km north of Hildesheim. Sarstedt station is on the Hanoverian Southern Railway and is served by the Hanover S-Bahn.

Sorsum

Suburb

Sorsum, a district of the city of Hildesheim, is a small village in northern Germany.

Giesen Hills

Type: Forest
Description: mountain range
Categories: mountain range and hill
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.1864° or 52° 11′ 11″ north

Longitude

9.896° or 9° 53′ 45″ east

Open location code

9F4F5VPW+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24297823

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

Wikidata ID

Q1523371

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Giesen Hills” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Giesener Berge”
Egyptian Arabic: “جيزن هيلز”
German: “Giesener Berge”
Hausa: “Giesen Hills”
Ladin: “Giesener Berge”
Venetian: “Giesen Hills”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Groß Giesen and Giesen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dreisch and Giesener Teiche.

Lower Saxony: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Hanover and Göttingen.

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