Bergisch-Märkische plateaus

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bergisch-Märkische plateaus
Systematics according to Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany
Greater region 1st order Low mountain range threshold
Greater region 2nd order Rhenish Slate Mountains
Main unit group 33 →
Süderbergland
About main unit 338 →
Bergische plateaus
Natural space 338.1
Bergisch-Märkische plateaus
Geographical location
Coordinates 51 ° 12 '14.1 "  N , 7 ° 21' 30.9"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 12 '14.1 "  N , 7 ° 21' 30.9"  E
Bergisch-Märkische plateaus (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Bergisch-Märkische plateaus
Location Bergisch-Märkische plateaus
local community Wuppertal , Remscheid , Schwelm
circle Oberbergischer Kreis
state North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany

The Bergisch-Märkische Plateaus , also called Nordbergische Plateaus , are a main natural spatial unit with the order number 338.1 in the northeast of the Bergisches Land , part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains .

They include the north of the Oberbergisches Kreis with Radevormwald , Hückeswagen and Radevormwald, the southeast of Wuppertal , the east of Remscheid , the south of Schwelm and smaller parts on the western edges of Ennepetal , Halver and Kierspe . The plateaus lie at a height of 200 to 400 m and are stepped and cut. They are based on a fold hull of Paleozoic rocks in an area with high precipitation and are divided into subordinate natural areas.

structure

  • 338.1 Bergisch-Märkische Plateaus (Nordbergische Plateaus)

Individual evidence

  1. a b Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany: Sheet 108/109: Düsseldorf / Erkelenz (Karlheinz Paffen, Adolf Schüttler, Heinrich Müller-Miny) 1963; 55 p. And digital version of the corresponding map (PDF; 7.4 MB)
  2. Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany: sheet 110: Arnsberg (Martin Bürgener) 1969; 80 p. And digital version of the associated map (PDF; 5.9 MB)