Asse (hills)
The Asse is a small hill range in the district of Wolfenbüttel in southeastern Lower Saxony with a median height of 200 metres ASL; the highest elevation is the Remlinger Herse with a height of 234 m. There are more than 600 different plants found here; the Asse is mostly covered by trees. It has been inhabited since the 6th millennium BC by farmers coming from the Danube region.
| Asse | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Remlinger Herse |
| Elevation | 234 m above NHN |
| Geography | |
| State | Wolfenbüttel county, Lower Saxony (Germany) |
| Range coordinates | 52°08′25″N 10°39′00″E |
For several hundred years, salt has been mined in Asse. One of these mines, Schacht Asse II, is now used to store low- and medium-grade radioactive waste produced by medicine and nuclear power plants.
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