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Central Rhön
The Central Rhön () is a 5th level natural region which, together with the Southern High Rhön, forms the High Rhön. The region has several mountains over 900 metres high, including: the Wasserkuppe (950.0 m) and Heidelstein (926 m). Other summits over 900 metres are regarded as subpeaks due to their low isolation (topography), isolation and prominence (topography), prominence. Boundaries To the north and west are the Western and Eastern Kuppen Rhön, to the northeast is the Eastern Rhön Foreland. In the southeast is the Eastern South Rhön, which as part of the South Rhön and the tertiary level major region of Odenwald, Spessart und Südrhön, is part of the South German Scarplands (a 2nd order natural region). To the southwest is the Southern High Rhön. This is also subordinated to the High Rhön. Together with the Anterior and Kuppen Rhön, the High Rhön is part of the East Hesse Highlands. Natura region The Central Rhön is described as the ''"central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasserkuppe
The Wasserkuppe (;) is the highest mountain in the Rhön Mountains, Rhön range and the tallest elevation in the Germany, German state of Hesse, standing at above sea level. It forms a prominent plateau within the Fulda district and is known as the "cradle of gliding". Great advances in sailplane development took place here during the Aviation between the World Wars, interwar period, driven by annual contests. To this day, an airfield near the summit continues to be used by gliding clubs and light aircraft pilots. Etymology The German language, German name is derived from ''Wasenkuppe, Asenberg'' or ''Weideberg'' and means ''Pasture mountain''. Geography The Wasserkuppe lies in the administrative district Fulda (district), Fulda north of Gersfeld. Other villages nearby are Poppenhausen, Hesse, Poppenhausen ( west - south west) and Wüstensachsen ( east, part of Ehrenberg, Hesse). It is part of the Rhön Biosphere Reserve. The Wasserkuppe sources the spring of the river Ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lange Rhön
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Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a '' Landkreis'' in the southwest of Thuringia, Germany. Its neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) the districts Wartburgkreis, Gotha, Ilm-Kreis, the district-free city Suhl, the district Hildburghausen, the Bavarian district Rhön-Grabfeld, and the district Fulda in Hesse. History The district is located mainly on the territory of the former duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (part Meiningen district) and the former dominion of Schmalkalden. The district as a unit originated in 1994 with the merging of the previous districts Meiningen, Schmalkalden and (partially) Suhl-Land, which were formed during the time in the GDR. The municipality Kaltennordheim passed from the Wartburgkreis to Schmalkalden-Meiningen on 1 January 2019. Geography The main river in Schmalkalden-Meiningen is the Werra. The landscape of the district consists of the Rhön Mountains in the west and the Thuringian Forest Mountains in the east, separated by the valley of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Hesse
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhön Mountains
The Rhön Mountains () are a group of low mountains (or ''Mittelgebirge'') in central Germany, located around the border area where the states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia come together. These mountains, which are at the extreme southeast end of the East Hesse Highlands (''Osthessisches Bergland''), are partly a result of ancient volcano, volcanic activity. They are separated from the Vogelsberg Mountains by the river Fulda River, Fulda and its valley. The highest mountain in the Rhön is the Wasserkuppe (), which is in Hesse. The Rhön Mountains are a popular tourist destination and walking area. Origins The name ''Rhön'' is often thought to derive from the Celtic word ''raino'' (=hilly), but numerous other interpretations are also possible. Records of the monks at Fulda Abbey from the Middle Ages describe the area around Fulda as well as more distant parts of the Rhön as ''Buchonia'', the land of ancient beech woods. In the Middle Ages beech was an important raw material. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Rhön
The Long Rhön () is a ridge in the Central Rhön which forms part of the High Rhön within the Rhön Mountains. The Long Rhön is an elongated basalt plateau in the centre, roughly 800 metres above sea level, which is only occasional interrupted by mountain peaks. Its highest mountain is the Heidelstein (). A majority of the area is part of the Long Rhön Nature Reserve. In this area of the Rhön is the Black Moor. Natural region grouping The Long Rhön was first defined in 1968 as part of the natural region classification ( M = 1:200,000) as a natural region and grouped as follows: *(to 35 East Hessian Highlands) **(to 354 High Rhön) ***(to 354.1 Central Rhön) ****354.11 Long Rhön Boundaries The boundary of the Long Rhön in the west along the Ulster valley may be taken from Hilders to its source roughly on the 600-metre-contour. The B 278 and an imaginary line several hundred metres west to roughly the height of the Rhönhaus separates it from the Wasserkup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasserkuppen Rhön
The Wasserkuppen Rhön or Wasserkuppenrhön, named after its highest peak, also the highest summit in the entire Rhön Mountains, the Wasserkuppe (), is an exposed highland ridge and natural region in the Hessian county of Fulda and Bavarian county of Rhön-Grabfeld. Together with the Long Rhön and its eastern flank it forms the Central Rhön. The Red Moor lies within this natural region. Natural region grouping The name ''Wasserkuppenrhön'' was defined in 1968 as part of the natural regional division of Germany ( M = 1:200,000) as a natural region and grouped as follows: *''(to 35 East Hesse Highlands)'' **''(to 354 High Rhön)'' ***''(to 354.1 Central Rhön)'' ****354.10 Wasserkuppen Rhön In the south the region is rather uniform, in the north and northwest it is dominated by foothills and isolated peaks. The land is almost treeless in the north whereas, in the south, coniferous and mixed woods form part of the landscape. Mountains The following mountains - sort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Hesse Highlands
The East Hesse Highlands () describes a heavily wooded range of hills lying mainly in the German state of Hesse, but also extending a little way into Lower Saxony to the north, Thuringia to the east and Bavaria to the southeast. The region is sandwiched between the West Hesse Depression to the west, the Weser Uplands to the north, the Thuringian Basin to the northeast, the northwestern edge of the Thuringian Forest to the east, the Spessart to the south and the Wetterau to the southwest. The East Hesse Highlands forms a natural region (no. 35 or D47) and is both part of the European Central Uplands as well as the Rhine-Weser watershed. It includes the Vogelsberg- Meißner Axis, also known as the Hessian Central Uplands, the East Hesse Depression and the Rhön. The West and East Hesse Highlands together form the ''Hesse Highlands'' and correspond to the geological unit of the ''Hesse Depression'' in its wider sense, because geologically recent layers of Zechstein and Bunter sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern High Rhön
The Southern High Rhön (, also ''Südliche Hohe Rhön''Environmental Atlas of Hesse (''Umweltatlas Hessen'')) is a natural region of the 5th level which, together with the Central Rhön, forms the region called the High Rhön. This low mountainous region has several peaks over 900 metres high, including the Dammersfeldkuppe (927.9 m), the Kreuzberg (927.8 m) and the Eierhauckberg (909.9 m) Natural regions The Southern High Rhön was first defined in 1968 as a natural region as part of the natural regional classification of Germany at a map scale of 1:200,000 (Sheet 140 Schweinfurt) and is grouped and divided as follows:Brigitte Schwenzer:'' Geographische Landesaufnahme: the natural region units on Sheet 140 Schweinfurt'' - Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Bad Godesberg, 1968 online map(pdf, 4 MB) *''(part of no. 35 East Hesse Highlands)'' **''(part of no. 354 High Rhön)'' *** 354.0 Southern High Rhön ****354.00 Dammersfeld Ridge (in the north and west of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South German Scarplands
The South German Scarplands is a geological and geomorphological natural region or landscape in Switzerland and the south German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The landscape is characterised by escarpments. Name It is variously referred to in the German literature as the: * ' (Southwest German Scarplands) * ' (Southwest German Scarp Landscape) * ' (Swabian-Franconian Scarpland(scape)) * ' (South German Scarpland(scape)) Location and short description The South German Scarplands run (from north(-northeast) to south(-southwest)) more or less between the southern Rhön, the Spessart, the Odenwald and the Black Forest in the west, the Franconian Jura in the east, the Swabian Jura to the southeast and the northeastern foothills of the Jura Mountains, Jura to the south. The wooded west and northwest-facing escarpment, scarps drop sharply towards the Upper Rhine Plain, Rhine Rift Valley and the Upper Rhine Plain, Rhine-Main Plain, whilst the dip slopes fall comparatively gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Rhön
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Eastern Rhön Foreland
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