Swabian Alb facts for kids

Typical Swabian Jura landscape, the "Salmendinger Kapelle" (Chapel) on top of the "Kornbühl"-Mountain

The Swabian Alb (German: Schwäbische Alb) is a plateau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Swabian Alb 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:
  • Reutlingen (the "gateway" to the Swabian Alb)
  • Sigmaringen
  • Albstadt
  • Münsingen
  • Tübingen
  • Ulm
  • Balingen
• A National Scenic Byway (Schwäbische Albstraße) leads you from the South West (Trossingen/Tuttlingen) to the North East (Aalen/Nördlingen) - length: over 200 kilometres.

Images for kids

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  Burg Hohenzollern near Hechingen

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  The Swabian Jura near Tübingen

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  Groz-Beckert in Ebingen, world leader in needles for textile machines

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  Albstadt-Truchtelfingen

See also

In Spanish: Jura de Suabia para niños