Westaue

Poggenhagen is a railway station of category six located in Poggenhagen, a borough of Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany. The station is located on the busy Bremen–Hanover railway and was opened in 1908; the last upgrade was for the launch of the Hanover S-Bahn in 2000, whose line S2 serves the station hourly. Passing sidings on the western side of the station are also used to run a non-electrified spur to nearby Wunstorf Air Base, but traffic on this spur is very infrequent in recent years. Historically, the spur was of major importance to transport goods to the base during the Berlin Airlift of 1948/1949.

Wunstorf (German: Bahnhof Wunstorf) is a railway station located in Wunstorf, Germany. The station opened in 1847 and is located on the Hanover–Minden railway and Bremen–Hanover railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and WestfalenBahn. The station is also served by the Hanover S-Bahn. A 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) single-track spur runs to Bokeloh. It is used exclusively by freight trains operated by Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen (OHE), serving a former potash mine.

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.

Hölty-Gymnasium is a public high school established in 1922 in Wunstorf, Germany.

Neustadt am Rübenberge (Low German: Niestadt) is a town in the district of Hannover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. At 357 km2 (138 sq mi), it is the 9th largest settlement in Germany by area (following Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne), though only about 45,000 inhabitants live there. It is in a region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest.

Wunstorf (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊnsˌtɔʁf] ) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 km west of Hanover. The following localities belong to the town of Wunstorf: Blumenau (with Liethe), Bokeloh, Großenheidorn, Idensen (with Idensermoor and Niengraben), Klein Heidorn, Kolenfeld, Luthe, Mesmerode, Steinhude, and Wunstorf. The town gave its name to nearby Wunstorf Air Base of the German Air Force. To the west of the city, Steinhude and Großenheidorn are located on the shores of Lake Steinhuder Meer.

Landestrost Castle (German: Schloss Landestrost) is a castle in the Weser Renaissance style that was built between 1573 and 1584 in Neustadt am Rübenberge in the north German state of Lower Saxony. Integrated into fortifications, together with the town, it developed into an urban fortress typical of the 16th century. The castle was the representative residence and administrative headquarters of its master, Duke Eric II of Brunswick-Lüneburg. During the construction period from 1574 he renamed the town of Neustadt as Landestrost, something which was reverted after his death in 1584.

Dedensen-Gümmer is a railway station located in Dedensen and Gümmer, Germany. The station is located on the Hanover–Minden railway and the Bremen–Hanover railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn as part of the Hanover S-Bahn. Dedensen-Gümmer is served by the S1 and S2. It is in the Umland zone of Hannover. For information see http://www.gvh.de

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

The Colossus of Ostermunzel is a 27.5-tonne glacial erratic stone found in a farmer's field east of Ostermunzel in Lower Saxony, Germany, in 2013. It was excavated and moved to a new location a kilometre away.

Möseke (also: Mösecke, in its upper course Haferriede) is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Südaue north of Barsinghausen.

Kirchwehrener Landwehr is a small river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Möseke northeast of Barsinghausen.