Falkenberg (Lüneburg Heath)

The Falkenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfalkŋ̍ˌbɛʁk] ⓘ) lies in the northwestern part of the district of Celle in northern Germany.

It is on the terrain of the NATO facility, the Bergen-Hohne Training Area, in the vicinity of the village of Becklingen.

[1] The Wilseder Berg (169 m above NN), further north, was another central trig point as was the Haußelberg to the east.

The trig points of Haußelberg and Falkenberg, which today are hidden by woods, then lay on open, unforested hilltops, probably surrounded by heath.

Part of the triangulation network used for Gauß's survey, depicting the Falkenberg, was represented on the reverse side of the 4th series of 10 Deutschmark banknotes.

Hill ridge west of the Falkenberg, today a military out-of-bounds area