Its positioning in the countryside on the outskirts of Osnabrück and its good transport connections to the city make it an appealing area for residents.

[2] Located north of Osnabrück and the southern edge of the Wiehen Hills, Piesberg is the core of the UNESCO Global Geopark TERRA.vita.

One of the largest European quarries, Piesberg is an anticline formed during the Alpine orogeny, and noted for its extensive Upper Carboniferous coal seams, siltstones and sandstones.

The anthracite coal and quartzitic cemented sandstone indicate thermal heating, perhaps due to the postulated Bramscher pluton.

Notable mine shafts include the Hase-Schacht, Schacht Franz, Wetterschacht 4, Stüve-Schacht and AlterSchacht 7.

Insect fossils include Blattodea, Palaeodictyoptera, Meganeuridae, Arthropleura, Meganisoptera and Trigonotarbida.

Evidence of past ice ages is found in sandstone glacial striations and loess deposited on the southern and eastern slopes.