Crack (steep slope)

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The crack at Wormsleben

The Riss is a steep slope in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt . It is about 20 kilometers long and marks the southern limit of the Mansfelder Platte and the northern limit of the Eisleben lowland . The crack begins north of Volkstedt as a hollow in the field and then stretches to the southeast to the Süßen See . This is where the steepest section of the Riss lies , and wine is grown on the Wormsleben- Seeburg section . At Langenbogen the slope ends in the Salza valley .

The Riss is eponymous for the villages of Unter- and Oberrißdorf .

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Wiktionary: Riss  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 20 ″  N , 11 ° 39 ′ 49 ″  E