Solling | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Große Blöße |
Elevation | 527.8 m (1,732 ft) |
Coordinates | 51°46′50″N 9°35′32″E / 51.78056°N 9.59222°E |
Geography | |
Country | Germany |
Region | Lower Saxony |
Range coordinates | 51°44′N 9°36′E / 51.733°N 9.600°E |
The Solling (527.8 m above sea level (NN) high in the Weser Uplands in the German state of Lower Saxony, whose extreme southerly foothills extend into Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia.
) is a range of hills up toInside Lower Saxony it is the second largest range of hills and the third highest after the Harz (Wurmberg; 971 m) and the Kaufungen Forest (Haferberg; 581 m).
The Solling is a cultural landscape consisting mainly of spruce and beech forests. Oak also grows in some areas. The Solling forest is home of a number of animals and birds, for example red deer or chaffinch. They can best be observed in the Neuhaus wildlife park.
Together with the smaller and lower Vogler range and the little Burgberg to the north, the Solling is part of the Solling-Vogler Nature Park.