Steinhuder Meer Nature Park

Lake Steinhude, German: Steinhuder Meer, , is a lake in Lower Saxony, Germany located 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Hanover. Named after the nearby village of Steinhude, it has an area of about 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi), making it the largest lake of northwestern Germany. At the same time, Lake Steinhude is very shallow, with an average depth of only 1.35 metres (4.4 ft) and a maximum depth of less than 3 metres (9.8 ft). It lies within a region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest.

Wilhelmstein is an artificial island with an area of 12,500 square metres (3.1 acres) in lake Steinhuder Meer, located in the Hanover Region, Northern Germany. The island was created in the 18th century as a fortification by Count William of Schaumburg-Lippe, ruler of this small German state. Since then the island hosts the Wilhelmstein fortress (German: Festung Wilhelmstein). Today the island, close to Hagenburg, is a popular destination for tourists. It can be reached by so-called 'emigrants boats' from Steinhude and Mardorf.

Hagenburg is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Steinhude is a village in the borough of Wunstorf in Hanover Region in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is a tourist resort on the southern shore of Lake Steinhude. Once a small, quiet fishing village, today Steinhude is well known as a recreation centre in the Steinhuder Meer Nature Park.

Sachsenhäger Aue is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. Its mouth is the confluence of the Rodenberger Aue and the Sachsenhäger Aue, forming the Westaue.

Rodenberger Aue is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Westaue near Hagenburg.

Auhagen is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Südaue (in its upper course: Levester Bach) is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Westaue west of Wunstorf.

Sachsenhagen (German pronunciation: [zaksn̩ˈhaːɡn̩] ) is a town in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 9 km northeast of Stadthagen, and 33 km west of Hanover. Sachsenhagen is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Sachsenhagen.

Haste is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Wunstorf Air Base is a German Air Force military airfield (air base), located 6 km (3.7 mi) south-southwest of Neustadt am Rübenberge and 4 km (2.5 mi) north-northwest of Wunstorf in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wunstorf Air Base is the home to Air Transport Wing 62 (Lufttransportgeschwader 62), a unit operating all German Airbus A400M Atlas.

Haste is a railway station located in Haste, Germany. The station is located on the Hanover–Minden railway and the Deister Railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and WestfalenBahn. The station is also served by the Hanover S-Bahn. The S1 service operates a circle through Hannover and finishes here. The service also calls here when operating from Hannover out to Minden.