Rahden-Diepenau Geest
The Rahden-Diepenau Geest (
Lübbecker Lößland to the south, the Diepholz Moor Depression to the north, the Middle Weser Valley to the east and the western Wiehen Hills and Bersenbrück Land to the west. The Rahden-Diepenau Geest is part of the Dümmer Geest Depression and thus belongs to the North German Plain, although they include foothills of the Central Uplands in the shape of the Stemmer Berge
.
Political divisions
In the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Minden-Lübbecke, the municipalities of Espelkamp, and most of Rahden and Stemwede as well as part of Hille and Petershagen lie within this region.
In the Lower Saxon district of
Osnabrück, most of Bohmte
lies within the geest region.
Sources
- Meynen, Emil (Ed.): Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands. Selbstverlag der Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Remagen 1959-1962 (Teil 2, enthält Lieferung 6-9).