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Kreuzberg Group
The Kreuzberg Group is a small range of low mountains in northern Bavaria, Germany, which is named after its highest peak, the Kreuzberg (928 m). The group is part of the Southern High Rhön, which is in turn part of the High Rhön, a mountain region within the East Hesse Highlands. The natural region is drained by the Sinn in the west, the Brend in the east and the Schmalwasserbach and Kellersbach in the south. The mountains form part of the Central Upland range known as the Rhön Mountains.Brigitte Schwenzer:: ''Geographische Landesaufnahme: The natural regional units on Sheet 140 Schweinfurt.'' Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Bad Godesberg, 1968. �online map(pdf, 4.3 MB) Natural regions The Kreuzberg Group was first defined as a natural region in 1968 as part of the natural regional classification of Germany at a scale of 1:200,000 (Map sheet 140 Schweinfurt) and is grouped as follows: *''(part of no. 35 East Hesse Highlands)'' **''(part of no. 354 High Rhön)'' ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Kissingen (district)
Bad Kissingen is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda in Hesse, and the districts of Rhön-Grabfeld, Schweinfurt and Main-Spessart. History The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Bad Kissingen, Bad Brückenau and Hammelburg. Geography The district is located in the southern portion of the Rhön Mountains. The Fränkische Saale river (an affluent of the Main) enters the district in the north and leaves to the southwest. Coat of arms The coat of arms displays: * top: three icons symbolising the three spas of the district * left: the eagle as well as the red and white pattern are from the arms of the county of Henneberg, which ruled the territory in the Middle Ages * right: the cross from the arms of Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrati ... [...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 volcanic activity. They are separated from the Vogelsberg Mountains by the 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. Large scale wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Ranges Of Bavaria
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 300 metres (1,000 feet) 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osterburg Castle (Rhön)
Osterburg may refer to: * Osterburg (Altmark), a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ** Osterburg station, a railway station in the town ** Osterburg (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft), a former collective municipality that included the town * Osterburg (Groothusen), a castle in Lower Saxony, Germany * Osterburg (Weida), a castle in Weida, Thuringia, Germany * Osterburg, Pennsylvania Osterburg is a small unincorporated community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States, between Bedford, Claysburg, and Imler. The ZIP Code for Osterburg is 16667. It is part of the Chestnut Ridge School District. Economy Logging an ..., US, a village See also * Osterberg, a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnsberg (Bayerische Rhön)
Arnsberg (; wep, Arensperg) is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Hochsauerlandkreis district. Geography Location Arnsberg is located in the north-east of the Sauerland in the Ruhr river valley. The river Ruhr meanders around the south of the old town of Arnsberg. The town is nearly completely encircled by forest, and the nature park '' Arnsberger Wald'' lies to the north". Arnsberg is connected by Federal Motorway 46 (Autobahn 46) Brilon in the east and (using the Federal Motorway 445) Werl in the west. It is also connected by several railroad stations, which provide a connection to the major city Dortmund and the Ruhrgebiet. There is also a regional airport, located in the city district of Vosswinkel, which is exclusively used for small private aircraft. The municipal territory spans a distance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bischofsheim An Der Rhön , in Bas-Rhin, France
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Bischofsheim may refer to the following towns: * Bischofsheim, Hesse, in Hesse, Germany * Maintal-Bischofsheim, a district of the city of Maintal in Hesse, Germany *Bischofsheim in der Rhön, in Bavaria, Germany *Bischoffsheim Bischoffsheim (; german: Bischofsheim im Elsass; gsw-FR, Bìsche) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Neighboring communes *Bœrsch *Griesheim-près-Molsheim * Rosheim * Krautergersheim *Obernai *Innen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildflecken
Wildflecken is a municipality in the Bad Kissingen district, at the border of northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse. In 2005, its population was 3,285; the postal code is 97772 (US Forces used APO NY 09026 until July 15, 1991, when APO/FPO/DPO addresses got their own "state" codes, when "NY" became "AE"). Wildflecken is in the picturesque Rhön mountains. In 1937, the German Army established a large training area northeast of the village, large enough to house some 9,000 troops and 1,500 mounts. The camp (Camp Wildflecken) provings were primarily used by the land forces of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. During the war, several Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions each were activated and trained for combat in Wildflecken. Also located in the area were an ammunition factory and two camps holding Russian, Belgian and French prisoners of war. In April 1945, elements of the U.S. 14th Armored Division took control of the camp and the training area. From April 1945 to 1951, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premich (river)
Premich is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It arises from the confluence of ''Kellersbach'' and ''Kleiner Steinach'' near the village Premich, part of Burkardroth. It flows into the Franconian Saale The Franconian Saale (german: Fränkische Saale) is a 140 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale), whi ... in Steinach an der Saale, part of Bad Bocklet. Its length is , including its longest source river Kellersbach. Inflows * ''Schmalwasserbach (left)'' See also * List of rivers of Bavaria References Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of Germany {{Bavaria-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mountains (Rhön)
The Black Mountains (german: Schwarze Berge) are part of the High Rhön in Germany, in particular of the Southern High Rhön, which lies south of the Kreuzberg Group and is thus the southernmost part of the High Rhön. Since 1993, most of the region has been protected by the Black Mountain Nature Reserve (''Naturschutzgebiet Schwarze Berge''), the second largest in Bavaria outside of the Alps, in order to counteract its afforestation by coniferous forest.Information about nature conservation retrieved 12 October 2013 Natural region grouping The name ''Schwarze Berge'' was defined as a natural region in 1968 as part of the Handbook of the Natural Region Divisions of Germany, natural regional classification of Germany in the 1960s at a scale of 1:200,000 (Sheet 140 Schweinfurt ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dammersfeld Ridge
The Dammersfeld Ridge (german: Dammersfeldrücken) is a low mountain chain in the High Rhön in Germany, which begins on a line from Bischofsheim to Gersfeld and runs in a southwesterly direction to Riedenberg – Werberg – Maria Ehrenberg. The majority of this area today is a military out-of-bounds area, the Wildflecken Training Area. Its highest point is the Dammersfeldkuppe, the second-highest mountain in the Rhön. The Bavarian-Hessian state border runs along the crest of the mountain chain. Natural regions The Dammersfeld Ridge 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 it is grouped as follows:Brigitte Schwenzer: ''Geographische Landesaufnahme: Die naturräumlichen Einheiten auf Blatt 140 Schweinfurt'' - Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Bad Godesberg 1968 �Online-Karte(PDF, 4 MB) *''(part of no. 35 East Hesse Highlands)'' **''(part of no. 354 Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handbuch Der Naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands
The ''Handbook of Natural Region Divisions of Germany'' (german: Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands) was a book series resulting from a project by the former German Federal Institute for Regional Studies ('' Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde'') to determine the division of Germany into natural regions. It was published in several books over the period 1953–1962. Around 400 authors, mostly geographers, took part. This natural region division of Germany is still used, with amendments, today. See also * Natural regions of Germany Sources *Emil Meynen, Josef Schmithüsen (editors: ''Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands.'' Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Remagen/Bad Godesberg, 1953–1962 (9 issues in 8 books, updated map, 1:1,000,000 with major units, 1960). External links Original 1:200,000 map sheets as jpg and pdf files Handbooks and manuals Natural regions of Germany {{Germany-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
