 The village is dominated by the landscape of the High Heath ("Hohe Heide") and extensive forests that surround it and that stretch as far as Eschede to the southwest.Terminal moraines from the penultimate ice age run through the parish forming several hillocks and low ridges.The Hardau stream rises about 2 km southeast of the village centre, running through the Hardau valley between Holxen and Holdenstedt before emptying into the Gerdau.