Schwäbische Alb

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Schwäbische Alb is a low mountain range in southwestern Germany known for its karst landscapes, caves, and scenic plateaus stretching across Baden-Württemberg.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Schwäbische Alb canonical 9
Mountains of Baden-Württemberg 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region
karst landscape
low mountain range
alsoKnownAs Swabian Jura
climate temperate
contains Albtrauf escarpment
Blautopf spring
Hohenzollern Castle vicinity
linked to: Hohenzollern Castle

Swabian Jura caves
Urach Waterfall
country Germany
crosses Baden-Württemberg
drainage Danube basin
linked to: Danube River basin

Neckar basin
elevation 1015 m
geologicalPeriod Jurassic
GermanName Schwäbische Alb
hasFeature cave systems
dry valleys
karst plateaus
sinkholes
springs
highestPoint Lemberg
knownFor caves
fossil sites
karst formations
limestone geology
prehistoric caves
scenic plateaus
steep northern escarpment
languageOfName German
length about 220 km
locatedIn southwestern Germany
state of Baden-Württemberg
linked to: Baden-Württemberg
mountainRangeType low mountain range
near Black Forest
Upper Rhine Plain
orientation southwest–northeast
partOf South German Scarplands
region Swabia
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)
rockType limestone
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePart Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
usedFor cycling
hiking
nature tourism
vegetation grasslands
mixed forests

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Referenced by (10)

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Swabian Jura otherName Schwäbische Alb
Landkreis Heidenheim locatedOn Schwäbische Alb
Landkreis Heidenheim hasLandscape Schwäbische Alb
Landkreis Heidenheim hasScenicArea Schwäbische Alb
Lemberg (Swabian Jura) category Mountains of Baden-Württemberg
linked to: Schwäbische Alb
Schwäbische Alb GermanName Schwäbische Alb
Ostalbkreis locatedOn Schwäbische Alb
Landkreis Ostalbkreis locatedOn Schwäbische Alb
Landkreis Ostalbkreis locatedAlong Schwäbische Alb
Landkreis Tuttlingen locatedInRegion Schwäbische Alb