The Rainen is a mountain, , and the fifth highest peak in the
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 th ...
of southern
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 popu ...
. It lies about 2 kilometres east of
Deilingen and, together with the
Montschenloch,
Bol and
Wandbühl, forms a mountain chain. The Rainen belongs to the
Region of the 10 Thousanders and is the northernmost summit in the mountain group.
''Gipfelsturm der zehn Tausender.''
In: ''Der Spiegel'' date 22 July 2006
References
Mountains and hills of the Swabian Jura
One-thousanders of Germany
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