The Filder (plural) – also Filder Plain (german: Filderebene) – is a

natural region A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. From the ecology, ecological point of view, the naturally occurring fl ...

(major unit no. 106) of the Swabian Keuper-Lias Land within the South German Scarplands. They form a gently rolling, fertile

plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...

in the German state of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, which extends over the western half of the county of Esslingen and the southern part of the borough of the state capital of

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

. Geologically it was formed by the transformation of a

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from the

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period.

Hills

Among the hills of the Filder are the: *

Bernhartshöhe The Bernhartshöhe (''Bernhart's heights'') is a mountain of 549 m (1,801 ft) in the Vaihingen district, covering the southwesternmost part of the city of Stuttgart, capital of the German Bundesland (state) of Baden-Württemberg. It is the ...

(), near Vaihingen by the 4-way motorway intersection, the highest point in the borough of Stuttgart *

Bopser Bopser is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, 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 ...

(), here is the

Stuttgart TV Tower Fernsehturm Stuttgart ( en, Stuttgart TV Tower) is a telecommunications tower in Stuttgart, Germany. It was the first telecommunications tower in the world constructed from reinforced concrete, and it is the prototype for many such towers world ...

and the Waldau Sports Centre (''Sportzentrum Waldau'') (including the

Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau The Waldau-Stadion, known as the Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-use stadium in the Degerloch district in Stuttgart, Germany. The stadium is situated approximately 200m southwest of the Fernsehturm Stuttgart and ...

, home ground of

Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers. History In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the Südk ...

football team) Fernsehturm Stuttgart

Frauenkopf Frauenkopf is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, 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 me ...

(), location of the Stuttgart Telecommunication Tower * Raichberg (ca. ), Stuttgart-Ost, location of the Stuttgart Transmission Tower {{coord, 48.7000, N, 9.2635, E, type:landmark_region:DE-BW, display=title

External links

Schutzgemeinschaft Filder e. V.

''Natur- und Umweltschutz Filderstadt – 2009: Spezialthema Boden''
(pdf; 2,3 MB) Zusammensetzung des Bodens auf den Fildern, archäologische Funde uvm. Retrieved 5 July 2010 ! Regions of Baden-Württemberg Special Areas of Conservation in Germany Geography of Stuttgart Esslingen (district)