DEISTER, a chain of hills in Germany, in the Prussian province of Hanover, about 15 m. S.W. of the city of Hanover. It runs from Springe in the south of Rodenberg in the north. It has a total length of 14 m. and rises in the Hof eler to a height of 1,25o feet. The chain is well-wooded and abounds in game. There are some coal mines and sandstone quarries.