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There are a number of scenic walking trails on the Bückeberg with views over the valleys, but also many gloomy forestry tracks without any signing. When walking it is advisable to take maps and the relevant information. On the Bückeberg near
Obernkirchen there is the Youth Training Leisure Centre
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anti-aircraft missile station. The terrain, which has grown wild since the withdrawal of Dutch soldiers, is surrounded by fencing and, today, is almost solely used for landing exercises by helicopters from the nearby
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The ridge runs from southwest to northeast for about 20 kilometres (12 mi) at heights of 200 m (660 ft) to about 75 m (246 ft). It only has a few summits, like the Bückeberg (or
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was celebrated. Occasionally, the plural is found even before 1933 in old maps. On official maps the plural form was first used in 1961. The Lower Saxony State Survey
Department (
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The ridge is cut through in two places: at Bad Eilsen near the western end, where the river Aue has cut a gap in the ridge, and at the
Reinser Paß (pass) near the eastern end.
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discoveries in
September 2008 caused a worldwide sensation. In the quarry on the Bückeberg, dinosaur tracks were found including those of
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plays an important role. The
Obernkirchen sandstone of the Bückeberg has been used in many well-known buildings, such as
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The hills and high points of the Bückeberg include the following − sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (
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near the castle. Similar casts from the Bückeberg may also be viewed in Bückeburg, Obernkirchen and other locations.
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The Bückeberg is covered in mixed woods of beech and spruce, but there are also many other types of tree like the
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is the
Heisterschlösschen, a circular rampart with a 65 metres (213 ft) diameter dating to the 10th century.
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known as
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This article is about the hill ridge in
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On the Bückeberg near
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885:References
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726:Bad Eilsen
662:Lehrgruppe
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434:Krainhagen
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223:Bückeberge
193:stone coal
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102:Schaumburg
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818:Beckedorf
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780:dinosaurs
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181:Limestone
131:9°12′42″E
84:Geography
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773:History
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577:mouflon
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363:Soldorf
341:Geology
243:Germany
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170:Geology
110:Germany
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625:Bremen
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351:Bremen
873:Myths
859:beech
816:near
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562:ferns
542:maple
538:birch
441:Harrl
367:brine
357:with
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306:near
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189:shale
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