Middle Swabian Alb - Mittlere Schwäbische Alb

View from the Urach waterfall in the Brühlbachtal to Hohenurach Castle (near Bad Urach)

The Middle Swabian Alb located in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Regions

Between the Middle Alb foreland with the Teck in the north, the Laucherttal and the Blaubeurer Alb in the southeast and the Zollernalb in the southwest is the area of ​​the Middle Swabian Alb. The north-west of the region is traversed by the Echaz, it comes from the Reutlinger Alb and flows through the edge zone of the Calf calf to the Neckar. In the northwest, the Erms flows through the Uracher Alb, which is divided into the Vordere and Hintere Alb. The southern part of the region includes the Zwiefalter Alb and the Münsinger Alb with the valley of the Große Lauter in between.

places

Map of the Middle Swabian Alb

Upstream in the Echaz valley are:

  • 1 ReutlingenWebsite of this institutionReutlingen in the encyclopedia WikipediaReutlingen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsReutlingen (Q3085) in the Wikidata database
  • 2 PfullingenWebsite of this institutionPfullingen in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPfullingen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPfullingen (Q82053) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 Lichtenstein (Württemberg)Website of this institutionLichtenstein (Württemberg) in the encyclopedia WikipediaLichtenstein (Württemberg) in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLichtenstein (Württemberg) (Q83218) in the Wikidata database

Lying on the Reutlinger Alb

In the valley of the Erms lie upstream

On the Vorderen Alb lies

On the Hinterer Alb

In the valley of the great Lauter

  • 12 GomadingenWebsite of this institutionGomadingen in the encyclopedia WikipediaGomadingen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGomadingen (Q83126) in the Wikidata database,
  • 13 HayingenWebsite of this institutionHayingen in the encyclopedia WikipediaHayingen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHayingen (Q82453) in the Wikidata database
  • 14 LauterachWebsite of this institutionLauterach in the encyclopedia WikipediaLauterach in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLauterach (Q632934) in the Wikidata database at the Große Lauter
  • 15 ObermarchtalWebsite of this institutionObermarchtal in the encyclopedia WikipediaObermarchtal in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsObermarchtal (Q540779) in the Wikidata database at the Donau

At the Münsinger Alb

At the Zwiefalter Alb

Other goals

background

The region east of Münsingen was a military training area from 1895 to 2005. Today this area is the centerpiece of the Biosphere Reserve Alb, most of the towns and municipalities in the Middle Swabian Alb have a share in this area.

language

getting there

The northern, densely populated part is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is only a few kilometers away from the state capital Stuttgart and theirs Airport. The motorway connection is also good A8 is easily accessible via various federal highways, as well as the A81. The rail connections are also quite satisfactory, as the Stuttgart-Ulm railway line and the Stuttgart-Tübingen line are easily accessible. The situation is different with the southern part facing the Danube, it is less populated and more rural in structure.

mobility

The public transport is in the area from Naldo, Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau organized.

Tourist Attractions

  • Lichtenstein Castle
  • Fog cave
  • Bear cave
  • Valley of the Great Lauter

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

literature

Web links

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