The Randen is a small
mountain range located between the
Jura and the
Swabian Jura
The Swabian Jura (german: Schwäbische Alb , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of ...
, north of the
Rhine. Predominantly located in the
Swiss
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canton of Schaffhausen, they culminate in the
German state of
Baden-Württemberg. The Randen, which belong to the
Table Jura (''Tafeljura''), are situated north of
Schaffhausen and south of
Blumberg.
The highest peak is the ''Schlattersteig'' (), which is part of the more prominent
Hoher Randen
The Hoher Randen with its Schlattersteig () is the highest mountain of the Randen, a range located between the Jura and the Swabian Jura. It is located south of Blumberg in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, near the border with the Swiss ...
() in
Germany. Other important summits are the
Hage (), the
Lange Rande
The Lange Rande () is a mountain in the Randen range between the Jura and the Swabian Jura, located between Schleitheim and Hemmental in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen.
After the Hage
Hage (East Frisian: Haag) is a small East Frisian town ...
(), and the ''Schlossranden'' () with the ''Schleitheimer Randenturm'' () in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
References
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Swisstopo
Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German language, German: ''Bundesamt für Landestopografie''; French language, French: ''Office fédéral de topographie''; Italian language, Italian: ''Ufficio fed ...
topographic maps
External links
Randen on Schauffhauserland.ch
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Mountain ranges of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Schaffhausen
Mountain and hill ranges of Baden-Württemberg
Mountains of Switzerland