Natural structure of the Swabian Alb

Swabian Alb
surface	5 887.35 km²
Systematics according to	Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany
Greater region 1st order	07–23 → Layer level land on both ; sides of the Upper Rhine Rift
Greater region 2nd order	08–16 → Southwest German step country;
Greater region 3rd order	08–09 → ; Swabian and Franconian Alb
Main unit group	09 → ; Swabian Alb
	Natural area characteristics
Landscape type	Low mountain range landscape , Dogger and Malm step .
Highest peak	Lviv ( 1015.7 m )
	Geographical location
Coordinates	48 ° 9 '3.1 " N , 8 ° 44' 56" E Coordinates: 48 ° 9 '3.1 " N , 8 ° 44' 56" E
	Location of the peripheral Lemberg as the highest peak in the Swabian Alb
state	Baden-Württemberg , Bavaria

Topography of the Swabian Alb

The Federal Institute for Regional Studies has since the 1950s in the Handbook of the Natural Region Divisions of Germany and in subsequent single sheets 1: 200,000 in Germany natural space divided part landscapes. The Swabian Alb , together with the Franconian Alb , which continues to the northeast , forms a third-order large region of the south-west German level country (second-order greater region). As with the Gäuen (Muschelkalk, 12–13) and Keuper-Lias countries (10–11), the Jura landscapes were divided into a Swabian (09) and a Franconian (08) main unit group, whose dividing line is more physical than based on cultural considerations. Especially in the Swabian and Franconian Jura, the dividing line south of the Nördlinger Ries corresponds to the common division.

The Swabian Alb is divided into main units (three digits), sub-units (one decimal place) and sub-units (two decimal places) as follows:

09 (= D60) Swabian Alb

090 Swiss beetroot (Klettgau and Randenalb)

090.0 Schaffhausen beetroot

090.1 Reiat

091 ₁ Hegaualb

091 ₁ .0 Randen-Hewenegg plateau

091 ₁ .1 Tengen-Blumenfelder Edge heights

091 ₁ .2 Nordhegau forest valleys

091 ₂ Western Alb with Danube breakthrough

091 ₂ .0 Hattingen-Kreenheinstetten plateau (Konstanz sheet; = 091.1 Eastern Hegaualb on Sigmaringen sheet)

091 ₂ .00 Neuhausen-Kreenheinstettener Heights

091 ₂ .01 Hattingen-Liptinger Heights

091 ₂ .1 = 092.3 Upper Danube Valley (between Tuttlingen and Inzigkofen) (first numbering sheet Konstanz, second sheet Sigmaringen)

092.30 Tuttlinger Danube valley widening (Sigmaringen sheet; = 091 ₂ .10 on Konstanz sheet)

092.31 Upper Danube Valley (breakthrough valley between Fridingen and Inzigkofen)

092.32 Schmeiental

092 Baaralb (Konstanz sheet; = 092.0 / 1 Baar-Alb on Sigmaringen sheet)
092.0 Aitrach-Donau-Faulenbach-Waldberge

092.00 Geisingen-Spaichinger Waldberge (sheet Konstanz; = 092.10 Baar-Alb north of the Danube on sheet Sigmaringen)

092.01 length and Aitrach valley

092.02 Prim-Faulenbachtal (sheet Konstanz; = 092.11 on sheet Sigmaringen)

092.10 Blumberg-Fürstenberger Bergland (Konstanz sheet)

093 High Swabian Alb

093.1 Edge heights of the high Swabian Alb

093.10 Bära rim heights

093.11 Schischem edge heights

093.12 Eyach and Schmiecha edge heights

093.2 Great Heuberg

093.20 West Heuberg

093.21 Eastern Heuberg

093.22 Die Hardt

093.23 Southern Hardtrand

093.3 Eastern part of the Hohe Schwabenalb

093.30 Raichberg-Kuppenalb

093.31 Bitzer Hochalb

094 Middle Kuppenalb

094.0 Edge heights of the Middle Alb (step edge of the Middle Alb)

094.00 Uracher Ermstal

094.01 Roßberg edge heights

094.02 Hay field

094.03 Teck rim heights

094.04 Filsalb

094.1 Eastern part of the Middle Kuppenalb

094.10 Large hill area of Laichingen

094.11 Nellinger plateau

094.12 Böhringer plateau

094.2 Western part of the Middle Kuppenalb

094.20 Reutlinger Kuppenalb (Münsinger Mulde)

094.21 Central Kuppenalb

094.22 Lauchert-Kuppenalb

095 Middle surface alb

095.0 Zwiefaltener Alb

095.00 Zwiefaltener Alb (in the narrower sense)

095.01 Lower Great Lautertal

095.1 Eastern part of the Middle Area Alb

095.10 Blue valley area

095.11 Evacuation area of the Schmiech

095.12 Blaubeurer Alb

095.13 Justingen plateau

095.14 plateau of Bremelau-Mehrstetten

095.15 evacuation area from Dächingen

095.2 Southern fringes of the Middle Alb

095.20 Hochsträß

095.21 Erbacher Albrand

095.22 Ehinger Albrand

095.23 Regional Court

095.24 Old and new Danube valley from Marchtal

095.25 Emerberg and surroundings

095.26 Zwiefaltener eight valley system

095.27 Tautschbuch

095.3 Western part of the Middle Area Alb

095.30 Winterlinger Platte

095.31 Lauchert depression

095.32 Sigmaringer valley widening

096 Albuch and Härtsfeld

096.0 Albuch edge heights

096.01 Treffelhauser Alb

096.02 Cold field

096.03 Rosenstein edge heights

096.1 Albuch

096.10 Nordalbuch

096.11 Südalbuch

096.12 Lonetal-Kuppenalb

096.2 Kocher-Brenz Valley

096.20 Upper Kocher Valley

096.21 Upper Brenz Valley

096.22 Steinheim Basin and Lower Stubental

096.3 Härtsfeld

096.30. Northwestern Härtsfeld

096.31 Southern Härtsfeld

096.32 Inner Härtsfeld

096.33 Northeastern Härtsfeld

096.34 Härtsfeld edge heights

097 Lonetal -flächenalb (lower surface alb)

097.0 Ulm Alb

097.00 Ulmer surface alb

097.01 Langenauer Mulde

097.02. Altheim-Dettinger level

097.03. Stotzinger surface alb

097.04 Lone Valley

097.1 Bachtal area alb

097.10 Bachtal-Flachalb (in the narrower sense)

097.11 Lower Brenz Valley

097.12 Lower Egautal

098 Riesalb

098.0 Northern Riesalb

098.00 High Riesalb

098.01 Kesselbach trough

098.1 Southern Riesalb

098.10 Demminger Griesberge

098.11 Liezheimer Alb

The outlines give way in the transitional areas of the five individual sheets published between 1952 and 1964, for example: T. considerably from each other.

The subscript numbers at 091 are due to the fact that on Blatt Konstanz (1964), in deviation from the manual and from Blatt Sigmaringen (1959), the Hegaualb was split into two main units and the northeastern part was expanded to include the Upper Danube Valley ( 091 ₂ Hegaualb, 091 ₂ Western Alb with Danube breakthrough ). In the Baden-Wuerttemberg State Office as well as in the Federal Office for Nature Conservation , the older, above-mentioned breakdown into main units has prevailed, which counts the Danube breakthrough as the Baaralb main unit.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Emil Meynen , Josef Schmithüsen et al .: Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany . Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Remagen / Bad Godesberg 1953–1962 (9 deliveries in 8 books, updated map 1: 1,000,000 with main units 1960).
↑ Hansjörg Dongus: Geographical land survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 171 Göppingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1961. → Online map (PDF; 4.3 MB)
↑ Ralph Jätzold: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 172 Nördlingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1962. → Online map (PDF; 3.9 MB)
↑ Friedrich Huttenlocher: Geographical Land Survey: The natural space units on sheet 178 Sigmaringen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1959. → Online map (PDF; 4.3 MB)
^ Hans Graul: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 179 Ulm. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1952. → Online map (PDF; 4.8 MB)
^ Alfred G. Benzing: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 186 Konstanz. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1964. → Online map (PDF; 4.1 MB)
↑ ^a ^b The exact delimitation of Baaralb, Hegaualb and Donautal differs between sheet 178 Sigmaringen (1959) and sheet 186 Konstanz (1964), the list shows the breakdown according to sheet Konstanz. On sheet Sigmaringen the Danube breakthrough is part of the unit 092 Baaralb and Donautal and the western area alb is counted as 091 Hegaualb .
↑ ^a ^b Designation on sheet Ulm (1952)
↑ Designation on sheet Göppingen

Web links

Natural area profile Baar-Alb and Upper Danube Valley (092) - LUBW (PDF; 10.4 MB; notes ) - there are also profiles for the other main units (see their articles)

[HNGD-1] A ^b Emil Meynen , Josef Schmithüsen et al .: Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany . Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Remagen / Bad Godesberg 1953–1962 (9 deliveries in 8 books, updated map 1: 1,000,000 with main units 1960).

[Blatt_171-2] Hansjörg Dongus: Geographical land survey: The natural spatial units on sheet 171 Göppingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1961. → Online map (PDF; 4.3 MB)

[Blatt_172-3] Ralph Jätzold: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 172 Nördlingen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1962. → Online map (PDF; 3.9 MB)

[Blatt_178-4] Friedrich Huttenlocher: Geographical Land Survey: The natural space units on sheet 178 Sigmaringen. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1959. → Online map (PDF; 4.3 MB)

[Blatt_179-5] Hans Graul: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 179 Ulm. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1952. → Online map (PDF; 4.8 MB)

[Blatt_186-6] Alfred G. Benzing: Geographical land survey: The natural space units on sheet 186 Konstanz. Federal Institute for Regional Studies, Bad Godesberg 1964. → Online map (PDF; 4.1 MB)

[Baar-_und_Hegaualb-7] The exact delimitation of Baaralb, Hegaualb and Donautal differs between sheet 178 Sigmaringen (1959) and sheet 186 Konstanz (1964), the list shows the breakdown according to sheet Konstanz. On sheet Sigmaringen the Danube breakthrough is part of the unit 092 Baaralb and Donautal and the western area alb is counted as 091 Hegaualb .

[Ulm-8] Designation on sheet Ulm (1952)

[9] Designation on sheet Göppingen