| Solling | |
|---|---|
The Neuer Teich in the Solling | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Große Blöße |
| Elevation | 527.8 m (1,732 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°46′50″N9°35′32″E / 51.78056°N 9.59222°E /51.78056; 9.59222 |
| Geography | |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Lower Saxony |
| Range coordinates | 51°44′N9°36′E / 51.733°N 9.600°E /51.733; 9.600 |

TheSolling (German pronunciationⓘ) is a range of hills up to527.8 m above sea level (NN) high in theWeser Uplands in the German state ofLower Saxony, whose extreme southerly foothills extend intoHesse andNorth Rhine-Westphalia.
Inside Lower Saxony it is the second largest range of hills and the third highest after theHarz (Wurmberg; 971 m) and theKaufungen Forest (Haferberg; 581 m).
The Solling is a cultural landscape consisting mainly ofspruce andbeech forests.Oak also grows in some areas. The Solling forest is home of a number of animals and birds, for examplered deer orchaffinch. They can best be observed in theNeuhaus wildlife park.
Together with the smaller and lowerVogler range and the littleBurgberg to the north, the Solling is part of theSolling-Vogler Nature Park.
The main hills in the Solling include the following (heights given in m aboveNormalnull):
Villages and towns in the Solling are:
Johannes Krabbe: Karte des Sollings von 1603, herausgegeben und eingeleitet vonHans-Martin Arnoldt, Kirstin Casemir und Uwe Ohanski, Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung Hannover 2004.