Swabian Jura
(Redirected from Swabian Alb)
Error creating thumbnail:
Typical Swabian Jura landscape, the "Salmendinger Kapelle" (Chapel) on top of the "Kornbühl"-Mountain
The Swabian Jura (German: Schwäbische Alb, Bavarian: Schwobm Alb) is a plateau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Swabian Jura is situated between the Black Forest (West), Stuttgart (North), Bavaria (East) and Lake Constance (South). A lot of fossils are found here. The highest mountain is the Lemberg (1015 m).
Tourist information
- There are many castles, monasteries, churches, ruins, caves and old towns in the region.
- The river Danube nearly disappears in the porous limestime near Immendingen.
- Important Towns:
- Albstadt
- Balingen
- Hechingen
- Münsingen
- Reutlingen (the "gateway" to the Swabian Jura)
- Sigmaringen
- Ulm
- A National Scenic Byway (Schwäbische Albstraße) leads you from the South West (Trossingen/Tuttlingen) to the North East (Aalen/Nördlingen) - length: over 200 kilometres.
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. |
Swabian Jura Media
Topographic map of the Swabian Jura
Drone views of Swabian Jura by DW.
The western Swabian Jura region
- Groz-Beckert Hochhaus.jpg
Groz-Beckert in Ebingen, world leader in needles for textile machines
- New snow, Swabian Alps (2019).jpg
Snowy landscape on Swabian alps (2019)
- Truchtelfingen.jpg
Truchtelfingen
- Burg Hohenzollern ak.jpg
- Münster Unserer Lieben Frau, Zwiefalten (Baden-Württemberg).jpg
Minster of Our Lady Zwiefalten Abbey
- Musmehl.jpg
Musmehl, main ingredient of Brenntar