The Rhenish-Hessian Hills (german: Rheinhessisches Hügelland), also called the "Land of the Thousand Hills" (''Land der 1000 Hügel''), refers to that part of

Rhenish Hesse Rhenish Hesse or Rhine HesseDickinson, Robert E (1964). ''Germany: A regional and economic geography'' (2nd ed.). London: Methuen, p. 542. . (german: Rheinhessen) is a region and a former government district () in the German state of Rhineland- ...

within the German state of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

. It lies within the counties of

Alzey-Worms Alzey-Worms () is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the district Groß-Gerau (district), Groß-Gerau (Hesse), the city of Worms, Germany, Worms and the districts of Bad Dürkheim (district) ...

and

Mainz-Bingen Mainz-Bingen is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rheingau-Taunus, the district-free cities Wiesbaden and Mainz, the districts Groß-Gerau, Alzey-Worms, Bad Kre ...

, and covers the same area as the natural region known as the Rhenish Hesse Tableland and Hill Country (''Rheinhessisches Tafel- und Hügelland''). It covers an area of around 1,400 km².

Hills

The hills and spurs of the Rhenish-Hessian Hills include – with heights in

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s (m) above sea level (NHN): * Kappelberg (357.6 m), in the Vorholz woodlands between Bechenheim, Orbis and Oberwiesen near the border with the Palatinate * Eichelberg (320.3 m), near

Fürfeld Fürfeld is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bad Kreuznach, ...

* Kloppberg (293,4 m), near

Hochborn Hochborn (until 1971: ''Blödesheim'') is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. This ''Ortsgemeinde'' earned ...

and Dittelsheim-Heßloch * Wartberg (285.2 m), with Alzey Wartberg Tower (275,3), south of Alzey *

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(273.8 m), between Dromersheim, Laurenziberg and Ockenheim, with the

Jakobsberg Priory Jakobsberg Priory is a Benedictine monastery at Ockenheim, in the district of Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the missionary Ottilien Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. History The monastery developed fro ...

* Hornberg (273.3 m), near Framersheim * ''Napoleonshöhe'' (271.4 m), near Sprendlingen and Zotzenheim, with subpeak Zotzenheimer Horn (247.5 m) * Horn (271.0 m), in Rhenish-Hessian Switzerland between Siefersheim and Neu-Bamberg, with subpeak Mühlberg (248.5 m) * Wißberg (270.2 m), between Gau-Bickelheim and Sankt Johann, with golf course * Michaelsberg (262.2 m), northwest of

Spiesheim Spiesheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location As a winegrowing centre, Spiesheim ...

* Teufelsrutsch (ca. 260 m), southwest of Wendelsheim, west of Nack * Mainzer Berg (249.1 m), southeast of Ingelheim am Rhein and east-northeast of Großwinternheim * Auf der Muhl (247.5 m), zwischen Mainz-Ebersheim, Nieder-Olm and Zornheim * Westerberg (247.5 m) with Ingelheim's Bismarck Tower on the ''Waldeck'' (ca. 212 m), near Ingelheim am Rhein *

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(245.6 m), between Gau-Odernheim and Bechtolsheim * Rochusberg (244.9 m), between Bingen am Rhein and Büdesheim, with the Rochuskapelle and Emperor Frederick Tower (ca. 242 m) and ''Scharlachkopf'' (226.9 m) * Mühlberg (242.9 m), between Mainz-Ebersheim and Nieder-Olm * Rabenkopf (Rhenish Hesse) (200.4 m), near

Wackernheim Wackernheim is a former ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Since July 2019, it is part of the town Ingelheim ...

* Selzer Berg (237.1 m), between

Selzen Selzen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Selzen lies between Mainz and Worms ...

and Sörgenloch * Lerchenberg (max. 233,8 m), east-northeastern flank of the Mainzer Berg in Mainz with ZDF transmitter (ca. 205 m) * Schildberg (209,8 m), near Sulzheim

References

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''Der versteckte "Gipfel-Stein" – Der Kappelberg im Vorholz ist mit 358 Metern der höchste Berg in Rheinhessen''
im main-rheiner, vom 17. März 2007
''61 lange Kilometer bis zur Rheinmündung… – Selz ist der längste Bach in Rheinhessen''
im main-rheiner, vom 20. Februar 2007 {{coord, 49.7500, N, 8.1200, E, source:wikidata, display=title Rhenish Hesse Landscapes of Rhineland-Palatinate