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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.

Müden (Aller) is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Aller and Oker. The Municipality Müden includes the villages of Bokelberge, Brenneckenbrück, Dieckhorst, Ettenbüttel, Flettmar, Gerstenbüttel, Gilde, Hahnenhorn and Müden.

The Oker (pronounced [ˈoːkɐ]) is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, 128 kilometres (80 mi) in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.

Steinhorst is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Steinhorst includes the villages of Auermühle, Lüsche, Räderloh and Steinhorst.

Ahnsbeck is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the southern border of the Lüneburg Heath, 10 km eastern of the city of Celle. It is part of the collective municipality of Lachendorf.

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

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.

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

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.

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.