Deister

#1490 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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The Deister is a chain of hills in the German state of Lower Saxony, about 15 mi southwest of the city of Hanover. It runs in a north-westerly direction from Springe in the south to Rodenberg in the north. The next in the chain of hills to the south is the Kleiner Deister from which it is separated by the flat pass of the Deister Gate. It is surrounded by Springe, Wennigsen, Barsinghausen, Bad Nenndorf, Rodenberg and Bad Münder. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°15'0"N, 9°30'0"E

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Lower SaxonyGermany

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Deister – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ebersberg, Bröhn, Hohe Egge, Heimatmuseum Wennigsen.

2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ebersberg, Springe
73 min walk • The Ebersberg lies on the southern slopes of the Deister ridge in Germany.
0.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Bröhn
11 min walk • The Bröhn, is the highest hill in the Deister range in the German state of Lower Saxony. It owes its name to the broom growing here.
7.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hohe Egge
186 min walk • The Hohe Egge, at a good 440 m above NN, is the highest point on the Süntel ridge in the Calenberg Uplands in the German federal state of Lower Saxony. On its summit is the Süntel Tower.
3.1 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Heimatmuseum Wennigsen, Wennigsen
80 min walk • The Wennigsen Museum of Local History is an architectural monument in the municipality of Wennigsen. It is located in a half-timbered house built around 1700, which once served as a mill.
2.7 miNE
Amusement, Water park, Swimming
Wasserpark Wennigsen, Wennigsen
70 min walk • Wennigsen Water Park is an artificial swimming lake in the municipality of Wennigsen. It was created through the work of a citizens' initiative, which reacted to the closure of the municipal outdoor swimming pool.
3.6 miNE
Church
Kloster Wennigsen, Wennigsen
91 min walk • Wennigsen Monastery is a Protestant convent for ladies in Wennigsen am Deister about 15 kilometers southwest of Hanover. It is one of the five Calenberg monasteries and is administered by the Klosterkammer Hannover.
6.4 miSE
Zoo, Aquarium
Wisentgehege Springe
164 min walk • The Wisentgehege Springe is a wildlife park in the south of the Hannover region near the town of Springe in Lower Saxony. On the 90-hectare site between Eldagsen and Springe in the Saupark Springe, 109 animal species are kept.
3.7 miS
Archaeological site
Deister Gate
94 min walk • The Deister Gate is a 550-metre-wide gap between the Deister and Kleiner Deister hill ridges in Springe in Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany. The height of the pass varies between 130 m above NN to 120 m above NN. The River Haller rises in the Deister Gate. Several transport and supply routes run through the Deister Gate.
5.8 miW
Church
St.-Lukas-Kirche, Lauenau
148 min walk • St. Luke's Church is the Evangelical Lutheran church of Lauenau in the district of Schaumburg in Lower Saxony. The neo-Gothic church was built from 1877 to 1879 according to plans by Conrad Wilhelm Hase.
3.5 miNW
52°17'42"N • 9°27'40"E
Open-air theater, Barsinghausen
90 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
6.1 miSE
52°11'18"N • 9°36'17"E
Wisentgehege, Springe
157 min walk • Zoo, Park

Deister

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Deister – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)