The Bauland () is a

Gäu In the south German language (of the Alemannic-speaking area, or in Switzerland), a ''gäu'' landscape (''gäulandschaft'') refers to an area of open, level countryside. These regions typically have fertile soils resulting from depositions of loess ...

landscape in the northeast of the German state of

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 i ...

. It is a

natural region A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and ...

within the

Neckar and Tauber Gäu Plateaus The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern 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 Schwe ...

(major unit 12) in the

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 referre ...

Location

The Bauland is a

landscape in the northeast of the German state of

. It is a

within the

(major unit 12) in the

. It lies between the

Odenwald The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the Germany, German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Location The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße Route, Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried' ...

forest and the

Tauber The Tauber () is a river in Franconia (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover). Course It flows through Rothenburg ob der ...

Jagst The Jagst () is a right tributary of the Neckar in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The source of this 190 km long river is in the hills east of Ellwangen, close to the Bavarian border. The Jagst winds through the towns of Ellwangen, Cra ...

and

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 ...

rivers within the counties of

Main-Tauber-Kreis Main-Tauber-Kreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from northwest clockwise) Miltenberg, Main-Spessart, Würzburg, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Ansbach (all in Bavari ...

and

Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Main-Tauber-Kreis, Hohenlohe-Kreis, Heilbronn, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Odenwaldkreis (Hesse) and Lan ...

. It also reaches into

Hohenlohekreis The Hohenlohe ( ) is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Neckar-Odenwald, Main-Tauber, Schwäbisch Hall and Heilbronn. Künzelsau is the administrative centre of ...

and the county of

Heilbronn Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the begi ...

. The Bauland is no. 128 in the classification system of the '' Handbook of Natural Region Divisions of Germany''.

Etymology

The name ''Bauland'' goes back to the word ''Ponland'' which meant a "strip of land in which beans are cultivated" (from the Middle High German ''pône''). The Bauland is colloquially known as Baden Siberia (''Badisch Sibirien'') due to its climate.''Zentrum und Provinz – die Entstehung von „Badisch Sibirien“''
at www.erfatal-museum.de. Retrieved 10 Mar 2019. It is home to a form of

spelt Spelt (''Triticum spelta''), also known as dinkel wheat is a species of wheat. It is a relict crop, eaten in Central Europe and northern Spain. It is high in protein and may be considered a health food. Spelt was cultivated from the Neolit ...

crop called

Grünkern Grünkern (, 'green kernel') is spelt that has been harvested when half ripe and then artificially dried. ''Grünkern'' is traditionally produced in the Bauland region in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg (Germany). In response to periods o ...

Villages in the Bauland

Adelsheim Adelsheim (; South Franconian: ''Alleze'') is a town in northern Baden-Württemberg, about 30 km north of Heilbronn. The state-recognized resort of Adelsheim in the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis looks back on a 1,200-year heritage. Geography Adel ...

* Ahorn * Altheim *

Billigheim Billigheim is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The town of Billigheim has five local subdivisions: Sulzbach (1803 Inhabitants), Billigheim, Allfeld, Waldmühlbach and Katzental. Histo ...

Buchen (Odenwald) Buchen (; South Franconian: ''Buche'') is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is situated in the Odenwald low mountain range, 23 km northeast of the regional center Mosbach. Geography Buchen is situated on the seam between t ...

Elztal Elztal is a municipality in the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is named after the valley of the river Elz (Neckar), Elz. Geography The municipality Elztal is located in the southern part of ...

Hardheim Hardheim is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The town is twinned with Müntschemier Müntschemier () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Seeland (administrative dist ...

Höpfingen Höpfingen, sometimes spelled ''Hoepfingen'', is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies betwee ...

Külsheim Külsheim is a town in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Tauberbischofsheim, and 10 km south of Wertheim am Main. Town districts (former independent municipalities) * Külshei ...

Osterburken Osterburken () is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 28 km southwest of Tauberbischofsheim, 50 km northeast of Heilbronn, 90 km east of Heidelberg, 60 km southwest of Wür ...

Ravenstein Ravenstein may refer to: Places * Ravenstein, Germany in the district Neckar-Odenwald, Baden-Württemberg * Ravenstein, Netherlands in Oss, North Brabant * Ravenstein railway station Films Ravenstein a 2020 British Horror film People with the ...

* Rosenberg *

Schefflenz Schefflenz is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, 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 ...

Seckach Seckach is a village and a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The river Seckach passes through it. Twin towns * Gazzada Schianno Gazzada Schianno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Prov ...

Walldürn Walldürn is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, 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 t ...

Sights

* The over 600-metre-long Eberstadt Dripstone Cave (''Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle'') which is the accessible part of the Eberstadt Cave Worlds (''Eberstadter Höhlenwelten'') * Doline fields as witnesses of the

karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

landscape *

Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes The Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes (), or ORL, is a 550-kilometre-long section of the former external frontier of the Roman Empire between the rivers Rhine and Danube. It runs from Rheinbrohl to Eining on the Danube. The Upper Germanic-Rhaetian L ...

: Historic old town, Bauland Local History Museum *

: Roman Museum, Roman ''

castra ''Castra'' () is a Latin language, Latin term used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire for a military 'camp', and ''castrum'' () for a 'Fortification, fort'. Either could refer to a building or plot of land, used as a fortified milita ...

References

Literature

* Published in 9 issues in 8 books from 1953–1962, updated map at 1:1,000,000 scale with major units: 1960.

External links

* {{coord missing, Baden-Württemberg Regions of Baden-Württemberg Natural regions of the Neckar and Tauber Gäu Plateaus