Reinhardswald

Valley of the Weser with the Reinhardswald
Oak stand in the Reinhardswald
In the Reinhardswald: the ancient forest of Sababurg
Old oaks in the ancient forest of Sababurg

The Reinhardswald (German pronunciation) is a range of hills up to 472.2 m above sea level (NN) and covering an area of over 200 km²[1] in the Weser Uplands in the district of Kassel, Hesse (Germany). Of this, 183 km² are part of the unincorporated area known as Gutsbezirk Reinhardswald.

The area is known for its myths and legends, such as Grimms' Fairy Tales, and the "Sleeping Beauty" castle of Sababurg is internationally known.[2][3]

  1. ^ WRRL Hesse Archived 2009-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Thomas L. Johnson and Eberhard Michael Iba. The German Fairy Tale Landscape. (2006), pp. 115 and 168.
  3. ^ Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince. Frommer's Germany. (Oxford: Wiley, 2011).