Swabian Jura

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.

Swabian Jura Media

• Topographic map of the Swabian Jura

• Deutsche Welle - Daily Drone - Schwäbische Alb, Sonnenbühl.webm

  Drone views of Swabian Jura by DW.

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  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)

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  Truchtelfingen

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  Burg Hohenzollern near Hechingen

• Minster of Our Lady Zwiefalten Abbey

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  Musmehl, main ingredient of Brenntar