| Weser Hills (Wesergebirge) | |
|---|---|
 View from the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (Wittekindsberg, Wiehen Hills) over Porta Westfalica to the Jakobsberg (Wesergebirge) | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Möncheberg |
| Elevation | 326.1 m (1,070 ft) |
| Coordinates | 52°13′N 9°5′E / 52.217°N 9.083°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Geography | |
 Location of the Weser Hills | |
| Country | Germany |
| Region(s) | North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony |
The Weser Hills (Wesergebirge), also known in German as the Weserkette ("Weser Chain"),[1] form a low hill chain, up to 326.1 m above sea level (NN),[2] in the Weser Uplands in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
The thickly wooded Weser ridge is one of the northern outliers of the German Central Uplands on the southern edge of the North German Plain and forms part of the TERRA.vita Nature Park in the west and Weser Uplands Schaumburg-Hameln Nature Park in the east.
The Weser Hills are widely known because of Schaumburg Castle which stands on the Nesselberg (c. 225 m above NN) in the Schaumburg district of the town of Rinteln, and is the emblem of Schaumburg Land.
- ^ "Ein anderes Bild als die Bergländer der oberen Weser bieten die Weserkette, das Wiehengebirge und der Teutoburger Wald, see Christian Degn, et al. (ed.) Seydlitz, 1st Part, das deutsche Vaterland, wir und die Welt, 7th ed., Kiel, Hanover, 1954, p. 50