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Hörner Group
The Hörner Group () is a mountain range within the Allgäu Alps, up to , near Fischen im Allgäu in the county of Oberallgäu, in the German state of Bavaria. It is part of the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park. Geography Location The Hörner Group is in the western part of the Allgäu Alps, west of the Iller valley. To the northeast is Sonthofen, to the east, Fischen im Allgäu, and to the southeast, Oberstdorf. The B 19 runs by to the east, from which the Kreisstraße OA 9 branches off west from Fischen im Allgäu running through Obermaiselstein, via the Riedberg Pass and through Balderschwang to Hittisau in Austria. North of the Hörner Group is the Nagelfluhkette. Villages The settlements of Balderschwang, Bolsterlang, Fischen im Allgäu, Obermaiselstein and Ofterschwang at the foot of the Hörner Group, market themselves as ''die Hörnerdörfer'' - the "Hörner villages" represented by a municipal association, the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Hörnergruppe' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steineberg (Allgäu)
Steineberg is an ''Ortsgemeinde (Germany), Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Daun (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Daun, whose seat is in the Daun, Germany, like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Vulkan Eifel, Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth. The village, which lies somewhat back from the Daun, Germany, Daun Maars, is actually a typical street village (by some definitions, a “thorpe”). Over the last few decades, particularly since the 1970s, the village has been growing. New building areas have been opened. Today, along the now four streets, live 240 inhabitants. Steineberg lies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
