The area of Northern Germany without geographical or political boundaries.
is the geographic area in the north of
Germany. The native
German concept of northern Germany is called
Norddeutschland.
Geography
The definition of
Norddeutschland originally describes the entire German
Lowlands region, which stretches from the
Netherlands to the
Baltic provinces (such as
East Prussia) (see:
North German plain).
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 . 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).
See also
Category:Regions of Germanyda:Nordtysklandde:Norddeutschlandet:Põhja-Saksamaalt:Šiaurės Vokietijanl:Noord-Duitslandsl:Severna Nemčija
