Bückeberg

Bückeberg / Bückeberge
Location of the Bückeberg ridge in Germany
Highest point
PeakDiebische Ecke
Elevation375 m above NHN
Geography
State(s)Between Bad Eilsen and Bad Nenndorf; Schaumburg; Lower Saxony (Germany)
Range coordinates52°15′36″N 9°12′42″E / 52.259917°N 9.211528°E / 52.259917; 9.211528
Parent rangeCalenberg Uplands
Geology
Rock type(s)Limestone, sandstone, shale, stone coal

The Bückeberg (German pronunciation: [ˈbʏkəˌbɛʁk] ; also the Bückeberge) is a small hill range, up to 375 metres (1,230 ft) high, in the Calenberg Uplands between the Harrl and the Deister in central Germany, and is often considered part of the Weser Uplands. It lies in the district of Schaumburg, and stretches for some 20 km (12 mi) from west to east from Bückeburg and the village of Bad Eilsen towards Bad Nenndorf.