Northern Germany is the
geographic area in the north of Germany
. The
native
German concept of northern Germany is
called
Norddeutschland.
Geography
The key
terrain features of North Germany are the marshes along the coastline of the North Sea
and Baltic
Sea
, and the geest and heaths inland. Also prominent are the low hills
of the
Baltic Uplands, the
ground moraines,
end
moraines,
sandur,
glacial valleys,
bogs, and
Luch.
These features were formed during the
Weichselian glaciation and
contrast scenically with the Central
Uplands of Germany (such as the Harz
) and
Teutoburg
Forest
, which are occasionally included as part of
northern Germany.
The
Altmark
in Saxony-Anhalt
, the northern Brandenburg
area with the Prignitz
and the
Uckermark, and Westphalia are considered to be part of the North
German region.
History
The
Hanseatic League is part of the
common history and culture of the cities in northern Germany with
Hamburg
Metropolitan Region
as the modern centre. Low German is the historic language of this
region (see:
Benrath line).
Northern German States
If the
term Northern German States is used often the
following Federal States of
Germany are meant:
Northern Germany as a region itselfs or as historical landscape
expands further at additional federal states (see geography
abbow).
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