What is "schmarloh"

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 .

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.