Swabian Alb
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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 the Lake Constance (South). A lot of fossils are found here. The highest mountain is the Lemberg (1015 m).
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- 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-Ebingen
- Münsingen
- Tübingen
- Ulm
- Rottweil (oldest town in Baden-Württemberg)
- 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.
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