Wildeshausen Geest

The term geest is a substantivisation of the Low German adjective güst, which means "dry and infertile".

Apart from the Hunte coming from the Wiehen Hills, they are rivers that rise in the geest itself, especially the Delme, Klosterbach and Hache.

On the northern edge of the geest between Ganderkesee and Barrien [de] they bend towards the east.

Small streams on the eastern rim of the geest gather themselves into the northwards-flowing lowland rivers such as the Süstedter Bach.

The present pattern of land use forms a mosaic of woods, arable fields and grassland, which in places is separated by hedges.