The German Alps and low Mountain Ranges
Bavaria is home to the only
high mountains in
Germany - the
Alps.
The
German low mountain ranges are distributed from the south to the northern regions (
Harz).
Particularly well known and popular are the
Black Forest, the
Bavarian Forest, the
Erzgebirge,
Thuringia Forest and the
Harz.
In all seasons the
Mountain World offers
recreation and space for a variety of
sporting activities.
Mountains in Germany with a peak height of more than 700 meters:
- Bavaria: Alps, Bavarian Forest, Fichtelgebirge
- Baden-Württemberg: Allgäuer Alps, Black Forest, Swabian Alb
- Saxony: Ore Mountains, Zittauer Gebirge
- Thuringia: Thuringian Forest, Thuringian Slate Mountains
- Hessen: Rhön, Taunus, Vogelsberg, Fulda-Werra-Bergland
- Rhineland-Palatinate: Hunsrück, Eifel
- North Rhine-Westphalia: Rothaar Mountains
- Lower Saxony / Saxony-Anhalt: Harz
- Small Low Mountain Ranges
• Alps:
Most of the
German Alps are in the state of Bavaria, with a small part towards Lake Constance - in Baden-Württemberg.
From Lake Constance to the Berchtesgadener Land, the Alps can be divided into the following mountain regions:
- Bavarian Pre-Alps area from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Kiefersfelden
Locations in the Prealps: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Walchensee, Bad Tölz, Tegernsee, Schliersee, Bad Feilnbach, Bayrischzell, Brannenburg, Kiefersfelden
- Allgäuer Alpen located in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg
Highest mountain peak: Mädelegabel (2,644 m) 
Significant places: Bad Hindelang, Immenstadt im Allgäu, Oberstdorf, Pfronten, Sonthofen
- Ammergau Alps
Highest mountain peak: Kreuzspitze (2,185 m)
Significant places: Füssen, Oberammergau, Halblech, Saulgrub, Schwangau
significant sight: Neuschwanstein Castle
- Wettersteingebirge with Germany's highest mountain: Zugspitze
Highest mountain peak: Zugspitze (2,962 m)
Significant places:
- karwendel
Highest mountain peak: Karwendelspitze (2,537 m)
Significant places: Mittenwald, Krün
- Chiemgau Alps
Highest mountain peak: Sonntagshorn (1,961 m)
Significant places: Inzell, Ruhpolding
- Berchtesgadener Alpen with the famous mountain Watzmann at Königssee
Highest mountain peak: Watzmann (2,713 m)
Significant places: Berchtesgaden, Ramsau, Schneizlreuth, Schönau am Königssee
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• Bavarian Forest:
The
Bavarian Forest is located in
Lower Bavaria with a significant proportion of its area.
It extends from the
Oberpfalz in the north along the border with the Czech Republic to the Austrian border in the south.
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• Fichtelgebirge:
The
Fichtelgebirge is located in the north-east of Bavaria in
Upper Franconia.
A small part of the mountains is in the Czech Republic.
A mountainous area of 1.020 square kilometres was declared
Naturpark Fichtelgebirge in 1971.
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• Upper Palatinate Forest:
The
Oberpfälzer Wald runs in the Bavarian
Oberpfalz along the Czech border.
In the north it borders on the Fichtelgebirge and in the south on the Bavarian Forest.
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• Black Forest:
The
Black Forest is located in the western part of Baden-Württemberg. It extends from Pforzheim to almost Lake Constance.
It is Germany's highest and largest low mountain range.
In the southern part of the Black Forest are the popular excursion destinations
Titisee and
Schluchsee.
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• Swabian Alb:
The
Swabian Alb runs for about 200 kilometers from the city of
Aalen in the northeast of
Baden-Württemberg
north of the Danube to the Swiss border area at
Donaueschingen.
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• Ore Mountains:
The
Erzgebirge mountains run in south-western Saxony along the German-Czech border.
It is divided geographically into the areas of
Westerzgebirge,
Mittleres Erzgebirge and
Osterzgebirge.
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• Zittauer Gebirge:
The
Zittauer Gebirge is located in the south-east of Saxony on the German-Czech border in the
Landkreis Görlitz.
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• Thuringian Forest:
The
Thuringia Forest is a densely wooded low mountain range in the
Free State of Thuringia.
It lies between
Eisenach in the west and
Ilmenau and
Suhl in the east.
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• Thuringian Slate Mountains:
The
Thuringia Forest is a densely wooded low mountain range in the
Free State of Thuringia.
It lies between
Eisenach in the west and
Ilmenau and
Suhl in the east.
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• Rhön:
The
Rhön is located in the border area of
Bavaria,
Hessen and
Thuringia.
The highest mountain of the Rhön - the
Wasserkuppe - is located on Hessian territory.
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• Taunus:
The
Taunus is located in
Hessen north-west of Frankfurt am Main and with its western mountain range in
Rhineland-Palatinate.
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• Vogelsberg:
The low mountain range
Vogelsberg is a part of the
Osthessisches Bergland.
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• Fulda-Werra-Bergland:
The
Fulda-Werra-Bergland is located in the northeast of
Hessen and lies between the rivers
Fulda and
Werra.
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• Hunsrück:
The
Hunsrück lies in
Rhineland-Palatinate and runs south of the
Moselle.
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• Eifel:
The
Eifel lies in the border area of
Rhineland-Palatinate and
North Rhine-Westphalia.
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• Rothaar Mountains:
The
Rothaargebirge is a low mountain range in the east of
North Rhine-Westphalia - in
Sauerland.
Parts of the mountain range extend into
Hessen.
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• Harz:
The
Harz is the highest
low mountain range in northern Germany at the intersection of the federal states
Lower Saxony,
Saxony-Anhalt and
Thuringia.
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Holidays in the Mountains
With a
holiday in the mountains, thoughts of nature, peace, summit heights and distant views are combined.
The mountains offer a wonderful environment for
mountain tours,
family walks and
Nordic Waling.
In summer, there is climbing, mountaineering, cycling and mountain biking.
popular themes for sporty and ambitious holidaymakers.
Especially the brave ones love to glide down from the mountain to the valley with a paraglider or hang-glider.
In winter there are sporting themes like
winter sports, skiing, cross-country skiing,
Sledging, tobogganing and snowboarding on the hit list.
For non-sportsmen and sportsmen there is also a wide range of offers for rest periods and wellness in the mountains.
Outdoor and indoor swimming pools, skating rinks and viewing platforms complement the themes for activities.
Finde-Unterkunft.de supports you in your search for accommodation by direct contact to your hosts,
in order, for example, to be able to clarify detailed questions directly and quickly.
In addition, at some hotels, pensions and apartment houses you can rooms,
Apartments or also Holiday flats on their websites also book directly.
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