Weserbergland

The Weserbergland (IPA: [veːzɐˈbɛʁklant]) is a hilly region (thus the name, Bergland hilly region) in Germany (Lower Saxony, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia (North Rhine-Westphalia)), between Hannoversch Münden and Porta Westfalicanear the river Weser. Important cities of this region include Bad Karlshafen, Holzminden, Höxter, Bodenwerder, Hameln, Rinteln, and Vlotho. The tales of the Brothers Grimm are set in the Weserbergland, and it has many renaissance buildings, exhibiting a peculiar regional style, the so-called "Weserrenaissance".