Region of the 10 Thousanders

The Region of the 10 Thousanders (German: Region der 10 Tausender) is a region in the Swabian Jura in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, the name of which alludes to the high mountain peaks in the area.

Logo of the "Region of the 10 Thousanders" as a signpost
Region der 10 Tausender
Lage der Region in Baden-Württemberg

Almost all the highest mountains of the Swabian Jura (each over 1,000 m above sea level (NHN)), including their highest summit (1,015.3 m), are located in this relatively small region which only covers 20 km² around Deilingen, Wehingen and Gosheim in the southwestern Jura.

The name "Region of the 10 Thousanders" goes back to an action group that was initiated by various restaurants and municipalities of the Heuberg to promote regional tourism.

The 10 "thousanders" are – sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (NHN):[1]

  1. Lemberg (1,015.3 m), near Gosheim, höchster Berg der Schwäbischen Alb (48°9′2.8″N 8°44′57.4″E)
  2. Oberhohenberg (1,010.7 m), near Schörzingen (48°9′50.6″N 8°45′38.3″E)
  3. Hochberg (1,008.5 m), near Delkhofen (48°9′24.3″N 8°45′22.6″E)
  4. Wandbühl (1,006.7 m), near Delkhofen (48°10′45.6″N 8°48′32.1″E)
  5. Rainen (1,006.1 m), near Deilingen (48°10′45.4″N 8°48′32.6″E)
  6. Montschenloch (1,004.4 m), near Delkhofen (48°10′8.9″N 8°47′37.5″E)
  7. Bol (1,002.3 m), near Deilingen (48°10′15.9″N 8°48′18.3″E)
  8. Hochwald (1,001.9 m), near Gosheim (48°7′59.8″N 8°46′32.4″E)
  9. Hummelsberg (1,001.6 m), near Denkingen (48°7′4″N 8°45′49.3″E)
  10. Kehlen (1,001.3 m), near Gosheim (48°7′42.5″N 8°46′29.2″E)

The following form fairly unified high mountain chains which makes them difficult to identify for those not acquainted with the area:

  • Lemberg, Hochberg, Oberhohenberg
  • Hochwald, Kehlen, Hummelsberg
  • Wandbühl, Montschenloch, Bol, Rainen

The two other Jura peaks that are over 1,000 m, the 1,001.6 m high and very striking Plettenberg (48°12′49″N 8°48′27″E) near Dotternhausen and the 999.8 m high Schafberg (48°13′12″N 8°50′18″E) near Hausen am Tann lies roughly 8 km north-northeast and are not counted within the 10 Thousanders.

  • The Hummelsberg (1,001.6 m)
  • The way to the White Cross on the Kehlen (1,001.3 m)
  • The White Cross on the Kehlen
  • The radar tower on the Hochwald (1,001.9 m)
  • The Lemberg (1,015.3 m) – highest mountain in the Swabian Jura
  • Deilingen. Behind: the Montschenloch (1,004. m) with its transmission tower
  • On the Oberhohenberg (1,010.7 m) – second highest mountain of the Swabian Jura

References
  1. Map services of the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Environment, Survey and Conservation (Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg)
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