Steinhorst, Lower Saxony

The Schmarloh is a ridge in the Südheide heath in the eastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in Germany, that lies between Groß Oesingen (Gifhorn district) and Lachendorf (Celle district) north of the Wiehe Stream. Its highest point is the 69-metre-high Jahrnsloh Berg, 2 km southwest of Groß Oesingen. It covers an area of 654 square kilometres (253 sq mi).Originally the Schmarloh was an end moraine that was formed in the Drenthe-II stage of the Ice Age about 230,000 years ago. Several ice sheets after another at an interval of about a thousand years pushed across the existing hills of loose stone and sand, repeatedly depositing material on the tundra-like areas which were reshaped by water and wind each time. Schmarloh is also part of the municipality of Groß Oesingen.

Eldingen is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Bargfeld is a hamlet of about 190 inhabitants near Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany, documented since 1056, now belonging to the village municipality Eldingen. It has become famous for the many novels and stories the great German author Arno Schmidt has situated there, having lived there from 1958 until his death (1979). The Arno Schmidt Stiftung has its site in Bargfeld.

Köttelbeck is a small river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Lutter near Eldingen.

Schmalwasser is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany on the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath. The Schmalwasser rises near Blickwedel (a district of Sprakensehl), winds southwards, is joined from the left by the Räderbach and discharges into the Lutter in the village of Bargfeld. The story Die Wasserstraße by Arno Schmidt (1964) is about a walk up the Schmalwasser.

Spechtshorn is a village in the municipality of Hohne in the collective municipality of Lachendorf in Celle district, in the German state of Lower Saxony.

Groß Oesingen is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Groß Oesingen includes the villages of Groß Oesingen, Klein Oesingen, Mahrenholz, Schmarloh, Texas and Zahrenholz.

Dedelstorf is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Dedelstorf includes the villages of Allersehl, Dedelstorf, Langwedel, Lingwedel, Oerrel, Repke and Weddersehl.

Lutter is a small river in the Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, right tributary of the Lachte. The Lutter has its source near Weyhausen (district of Eschede), 7 km (4.3 mi) southeast of Unterlüß. It passes Bargfeld (where it is joined by the Schmalwasser), Eldingen, and Luttern (a district of Eldingen). It flows into the river Lachte at Jarnsen, near Lachendorf, east of Celle.

Scharnhorst is a village and a former municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2014, it is part of the municipality Eschede.