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Rimberg (Knüll)
Rimberg (Knüll) The Rimberg in the Knüll Mountains (''Knüll'') is 1,942' above sea level. A massive mountain near in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northern Hesse Germany. Geography Location The Rimberg lies in the southern foothills of the Knüllgebirge in the southwest part of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district between the towns of Alsfeld in the west-southwest and Bad Hersfeld in the east-northeast. Its summit rises around 9 km southwest of Kirchheim, about 4 km northwest of Breitenbach am Herzberg, 1.6 km north-northwest of Gehau, 3.4 km southeast of Görzhain and 1.8 km southwest of Machtlos. The eastern extension of the Rimberg is the ''Große Bartküppel'' (518.5 m) with the ''Kleiner Bartküppel'' (approx. 398 m ) to the southeast of it, its southern extension the ''Hopfenstein'' (505.1 m) and its western extension the ''Frohnkreuzkopf'' (approx. 530 m). The Aula tributary Ibra rises north of the Rimberg , the Ibra tributary ''Machtloser Wasser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. With an area of 21,114.73 square kilometers and a population of just over six million, it ranks seventh and fifth, respectively, among the sixteen German states. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse. As a cultural region, Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Name The German name '':wikt:Hessen#German, Hessen'', like the names of other German regions (''Schwaben'' "Swabia", ''Franken'' "Franconia", ''Bayern'' "Bavaria", ''Sachsen'' "Saxony"), derives from the dative plural form of the name of the inhabitants or German tribes, eponymous tribe, the Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |