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Obere Bära
Obere Bära is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a headstream of the Bära. The Obere Bära originates in the western part of the Swabian Jura directly on the European Watershed, near the ''albtrauf'' at the village of Tieringen in Meßstetten. Just northwest of its upper course, on the other side of Tieringen, runs the Schlichem, which flows northwest by way of the Neckar to the Rhine. The Obere Bära runs southward, draining an area of , and runs through the following towns and cities: * Tieringen * Oberdigisheim * Unterdigisheim * Nusplingen See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany: A *Aal (Kocher), Aal *Aalbach (Main), Aalbach *Aalenbach *Ablach (Danube), Ablach *Ach (Blau), Ach *Acher *Adelbach *Aich (river), Aich *Aid (Würm), Aid *Aischbach (Kinzig), Aischbach, tributary ... References Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bära
The Bära is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Bära is a tributary of the Danube, and originates at the confluence of the Obere Bära (''Upper Bära'') and the Untere Bära (''Lower Bära''). The Bära, together with the Lower Bära, which is longer and has a larger drainage basin, has a combined length of . Obere and Untere Bära join to form the Bära in the ''Galgenwiesen'' ("gallows meadow"), about four kilometers above the resort of Bärenthal. This runs moderately without significant inflow a further south-southeast in Talschlingen, draining an additional area of . Passing through Bärenthal at last it flows into Fridingen and there, near the town mill, it flows last of all in a southwesterly direction into the upper Danube, approximately at the entrance to the Fridingen Danube Bend. See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany: A *Aal (Kocher), Aal *Aalbach (Main), Aalbach *Aalenbach *Ablach (Danub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a total area of nearly , it is the third-largest German state by both List of German states by area, area (behind Bavaria and Lower Saxony) and List of German states by population, population (behind North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria). The List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city in Baden-Württemberg is the state capital of Stuttgart, followed by Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Other major cities are Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Konstanz, Pforzheim, Reutlingen, Tübingen, and Ulm. Modern Baden-Württemberg includes the historical territories of Baden, Prussian Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, and Württemberg. Baden-Württemberg became a state of West Germany in April 1952 through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swabian Jura
The Swabian Jura ( , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of Swabia. It is part of the Table Jura (). The Swabian Jura occupies the region bounded by the Danube in the southeast and the upper Neckar in the northwest. In the southwest it rises to the higher mountains of the Black Forest. The highest mountain in the region is the Lemberg (Swabian Alb), Lemberg (). The area's profile resembles a high plateau, which slowly falls away to the southeast. The northwestern edge is a steep escarpment (called the Albtrauf or Albanstieg, rising up , covered with forests), while the top is flat or gently rolling. In economic and cultural terms, the Swabian Jura includes regions just around the mountain range. It is a popular recreation area. The whole ''Schwäbische Alb'' area is a UNESCO Global Geoparks, UNESCO global geopark coveri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tieringen
Tieringen is a district of the town of Meßstetten in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2010 Tieringen had a population of 1069. Tieringen is a capital of textile production. Urtica dioica L. convar. fibra is growing on farms. Sport * trail mountain bike Tieringen Albtrauf to Balingen-Weilstetten Lochenpass 4,7 km car road, bike trail 1,9 km downhill. References Towns in Baden-Württemberg Zollernalbkreis {{Zollernalbkreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meßstetten
Meßstetten () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which is situated in the Swabian Jura, 24 km southeast of Balingen. At an altitude of , Meßstetten is the highest city (of more than 10,000 inhabitants) in Germany. It is close to the Heuberg Training Area with the Lager Heuberg. Within the Heuberg Training Area there is the legendary ''Dreibannmarke'', also called the "Bahn", a 17th-century border, which today marks the border between three different municipalities, formerly in the three states of Württemberg, Baden, and Hohenzollern. The meadow at the Dreibannmarke served as a stopping place for traveling merchants, wagons and craftsmen. With care it is possible to identify traces of the border. After the inauguration of the firing ranges, a meadow in Meßstetten was allocated as a camping site at the edge of the restricted area. Until 1835 merchandise was smuggled over the customs borders guarded by local hunters. Coffee smuggler Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlichem
Schlichem is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It passes through Schömberg and flows, away, into the Neckar in Epfendorf. Geography Course Its source is located north of Tieringen (district of Meßstetten) at an elevation of 880 m above sea Level. The river approaches the European watershed in the centre of Tieringen. The closest distance is . Beyond this, the Upper Bära, which also originates in Tieringen, competes with the Danube. On its way westwards through the Swabian Alb, the foothills of the Alb and the Gäulandschaft along the course of the Neckar, the Schlichen crosses or passes through the following towns and communities: * Tieringen * Hausen am Tann (750 m. above sea level) * Ratshausen (675 m. above sea level) * Schömberg ( Schlichemtalsperre: 640 m. above sea level) * Dautmergen (608 meters above sea level) * Täbingen (639 m above sea level) * Dieting (districts of Böhringen 575 m above sea level, and Rotezimmer 573 m above sea level) * Epf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neckar
The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Villingen-Schwenningen, Schwenningen in the ''Schwenninger Moos'' conservation area at a height of above sea level, it passes through Rottweil, Rottenburg am Neckar, Kilchberg (Tübingen), Kilchberg, Tübingen, Wernau, Nürtingen, Plochingen, Esslingen am Neckar, Esslingen, Stuttgart, Ludwigsburg, Marbach am Neckar, Marbach, Heilbronn and Heidelberg, before discharging on average of water into the Rhine at Mannheim, at above sea level, making the Neckar its 4th largest tributary, and the 10th largest river in Germany. Since 1968, the Neckar has been navigable for cargo ships via 27 locks for about upstream from Mannheim to the river port of Plochingen, at the confluence with the Fils (river), Fils. From Plochingen to Stuttg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhine
The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Switzerland border, Swiss-Austrian border. From Lake Constance downstream, it forms part of the Germany-Switzerland border, Swiss-German border. After that the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border. It then flows in a mostly northerly direction through the German Rhineland. Finally, the Rhine turns to flow predominantly west to enter the Netherlands, eventually emptying into the North Sea. It drains an area of 185,000 km2. Its name derives from the Gaulish language, Gaulish ''Rēnos''. There are two States of Germany, German states named after the river, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, in addition to several districts of Germany, districts (e.g. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg). The departments of France, department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
