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Gäu (Baden-Württemberg)
The '' gäu'' landscapes of Baden-Württemberg are sparsely wooded cultural landscapes that have evolved on the South German Scarplands between the Black Forest, the Stromberg and Heuchelberg in the west, and the Swabian Jura and Swabian Keuperwald Hills in the east. In the north, the Swabian ''gäu'' landscapes transition into the uplands of Bauland and Tauberland. A ''gäu'' (plural ''gäue'') is a plateau, about 250 to 500 metres above sea level. It is made of muschelkalk and lettenkeuper rock strata, which have been deeply incised in places by the rivers Neckar, Ammer, Würm, Glems, Enz, Metter and Zaber. The ''gäue'' are intensively farmed regions, whose soils mainly consist of brown earths (''Parabraunerden'') on loess A loess (, ; from ) is a clastic rock, clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment that is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust. Ten percent of Earth's land area is covered by loesses or similar deposition (geology), deposits. A loess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gäu
In the south German language (of the Alemannic-speaking area, or in Switzerland), a ''gäu'' landscape (''gäulandschaft'') refers to an area of open, level countryside. These regions typically have fertile soils resulting from depositions of loess (an exception is the ''Arme Gäue'' Poor Gäus"of the Baden-Württemberg Gäu). The intensive use of the ''Gäu'' regions for crops has displaced the originally wooded countryside (→'' climax vegetation'' – in contrast with the steppe heath theory and disputed megaherbivore hypothesis). The North German equivalent of such landscapes is '' börde.'' See also * Gau (territory) – also gives the etymology and language history of ''Gäu'' * Gäu – regions with the name * 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 ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammer (Neckar)
The Ammer () is a small river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, a tributary of the Neckar. It has its source southwest of Herrenberg. Along the southern edge of the Schönbuch, it flows through Herrenberg, Ammerbuch, Unterjesingen and Tübingen, before it discharges into the Neckar at Tübingen-Lustnau after . Geography Course Origin of the Ammer are Ammer springs in the upper valley five spring pots southwest of Herrenberg in the district of Böblingen. From there the Ammer flows through the valley named after it at the southern edge of the Schönbuch nature park as well as the communities Gültstein and Ammerbuch, uniting in Tübingen with the Goldersbach and flows a little later in the Tübingen district Lustnau from the left into the upper Neckar. On its way of 22,5 km the Ammer falls about 94 meters. The Ammer river crosses the villages Gültstein (Herrenberg), Altingen, Reusten, Poltringen, Pfäffingen (all Ammerbuch), Unterjesingen (Tübingen), the hamlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gäu Plateaus
The Gäu PlateausElkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972, pp 186-188. ASIN B0011Z9KJA. () form the largest natural region in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Not surprisingly, the individual geographical units of this large region show considerable variations in climate and soil types. A common feature of the region, however, is its landscape of flat-topped hills of Muschelkalk, gently rolling tracts of loess and plateaus in which the layers of Muschelkalk have been covered by sediments of Gipskeuper and Lettenkeuper. The Gäu Plateaus are the northwestern part of the Southern Scarplands. Location and geology The Gäu Plateaus extend from the Upper Rhine to the Tauber valley. They are bordered to the west by the Black Forest and the Upper Rhine Plain, to the north by the Odenwald and the Mainfranken Plateaus, to the east by the Franconian and Swabian Keuper-Lias Lands and the Swabian Jura. The underlying rock is made up of the lay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellbach
Fellbach () is a town on the north-east edge of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of approximately 45.430 is the second largest town in the District Rems-Murr-Kreis. The area of the town is . Fellbach was first mentioned as ''Velbach'' in 1121. It was called Vellebach in 1357 and the name Fehlbach was used in around 1800. On 14 October 1933, it was declared a city. After World War II it reached a population of more than 20,000 in 1950 and therefore received the status "Große Kreisstadt". The town Fellbach was expanded with the former municipality Schmiden on 1 January 1973, and Oeffingen on 1 April 1974. Geography Geographical location Fellbach is located south of the Neckar basin on a plateau between the Neckar and Rems valley at the northern foothills of the Schurwald. The highest points are the Kappelberg (Baden-Württemberg) (469.0 m) and the Kernen (hill) (513.2 m). The metropolitan area extends north into the so-called "Schmidener Feld". Nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendzina
Rendzina (or ''rendsina'') is a soil type recognized in various soil classification systems, including those of Britain and Germany as well as some obsolete systems. They are humus-rich shallow soils that are usually formed from carbonate- or occasionally sulfate-rich parent material. Rendzina soils are often found in karst and mountainous regions. The term ''rendzina'' originated via Russian from the Polish ''rędzina'' (the word "rędzina" comes from the old Polish word "rzędzić" (to speak, to drone). In the World Reference Base for Soil Resources, rendzina soils would be classified as leptosols, chernozems, kastanozems, or phaeozems, depending on their specific characteristics. Development and distribution Rendzina soils typically develop from solid or unconsolidated rocky material that is carbonate- or sulphate-rich. Limestone is by far the most common, but others include dolomite, gypsum, marble, chalk and marlstone. Alongside physical weathering, which breaks down t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karstified
Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. There is some evidence that karst may occur in more weathering-resistant rocks such as quartzite given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. In regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered (perhaps by debris) or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and can be totally missing above ground. The study of ''paleokarst'' (buried karst in the stratigraphic column) is important in petroleum geology because as much as 50% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves are hosted in carbonate rock, and much of this is found in porous karst systems. Etymology The English word ''karst'' was borrowed from German in the late 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loess
A loess (, ; from ) is a clastic rock, clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment that is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust. Ten percent of Earth's land area is covered by loesses or similar deposition (geology), deposits. A loess is a periglacial or aeolian processes, aeolian (windborne) sediment, defined as an accumulation of 20% or less of clay with a balance of roughly equal parts sand and silt (with a typical grain size from 20 to 50 micrometers), often loosely cemented by calcium carbonate. Usually, they are homogeneity and heterogeneity, homogeneous and highly Porosity#Porosity in earth sciences and construction, porous and have vertical capillaries that permit the sediment to fracture and form vertical cliff, bluffs. Properties Loesses are wikt:homogeneous, homogeneous, Porosity#Porosity in earth sciences and construction, porous, friable, pale yellow or buff (color), buff, slightly wikt:coherent, coherent, typically non-stratum, stratified, and often calc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Earth
Brown earth is a type of soil. Brown earths are mostly located between 35° and 55° north of the Equator. The largest expanses cover western and central Europe, large areas of western and trans-Uralian Russia, the east coast of America and eastern Asia. Here, areas of brown earth soil types are found particularly in Japan, Korea, China, eastern Australia and New Zealand. Brown earths cover 45% of the land in England and Wales. They are common in lowland areas (below 1,000 feet) on permeable parent material. The most common vegetation types are deciduous woodland and grassland. Due to the reasonable natural fertility of brown earths, large tracts of deciduous woodland have been cut down and the land is now used for farming. They are normally located in regions with a humid temperate climate. Rainfall totals are moderate, usually below 76 cm per year, and temperatures range from 4 °C in the winter to 18 °C in the summer. They are well-drained fertile soils with a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaber
The Zaber () is a minor tributary of the River Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is some 22 km in length and joins the Neckar from the west at Lauffen am Neckar. It has given its name to the Zabergäu, the area between the Heuchelberg and Stromberg hills. Name The first mention is from the year 793 as ''Zabernahgouwe'' (Zabernachgau). Traditionally it is assumed that the name is derived from the Latin word ''Taberna'' ("restaurant", "street station"). It is assumed that the Roman settlement in today's Meimsheim bore this name (similar to the Alsatian place Zabern) and that with time the place name was transferred to the surroundings or to the river.Albrecht Greule: ''Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch. Etymology of the names of waters and the corresponding names of areas, settlements and fields.'' De Gruyter, Berlin 2014, This theory is supported by the fact that there was a traffic junction in Roman Meimsheim and that the place was possibly of administrative importanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metter
Metter is a city and the county seat of Candler County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,130 at the 2010 census. In 2020, its population was 4,004. History Metter was founded in 1889. In 1914, Metter was designated seat of the newly formed Candler County. Metter was incorporated as a town in 1903 and as a city in 1920. Geography Metter is located near the center of Candler County at , in eastern Georgia. Interstate 16 touches the southern edge of the city, leading east to Savannah, and west to Macon. A short, tree-lined parkway leads from I-16 to the downtown area. According to the United States Census Bureau, Metter has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.53%, is water. Longtime residents use the slogan "Everything's Better in Metter". Metter may be best known as the home of "The Sower", Michael Guido, who delivered short evangelical PSAs on late-night television nationwide for decades. Dr. Guido's messages were filmed at Guido Gardens, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glems
The river Glems is a right tributary of the river Enz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is around long. The spring is located in the south-west of Stuttgart. On the way to the confluence into the Enz next to Unterriexingen (a quarter of Markgröningen) it passes the districts of Böblingen and Ludwigsburg. The river Glems gives its name to a wooded mountain range called Glemswald in the ''Böblingen district'' of Stuttgart Region. Since 1575, water from the upper Glems is collected in the Pfaffensee reservoir and redirected towards Stuttgart through a tunnel. First it was discharged in the Nesenbach, since 1874 into municipal waterworks Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Public water supply systems are crucial to properly functioning societies. Thes .... References {{Authority control Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Germany< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Würm (Nagold)
The Würm is a river of Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. The river is 54 kilometers in length. It is a right tributary of the river Nagold, south of Pforzheim Pforzheim () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city of over 125,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. It is known for its jewelry and watch-making industry, and as such has gained the ..., only 2 kilometers before the Nagold discharges into the Enz. References Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Schönbuch Rivers of Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
