Mägdeberg is a mountain of
volcanic
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often fo ...
origin in the
Hegau
Hegau () either refers to a region of the Duchy of Swabia or to only that part of said region which is presently located in the country of Germany. It is known for its extinct, partly eroded volcanoes, most of which are crowned with ruins of medi ...
region (
Konstanz district) of southern
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...
,
Germany
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. The ruins of
Mägdeberg Castle remain on top of it.
References
*Johannes Baier & Armin Scherzinger (2021): ''Das Vulkanfeld im Hegau''. Aufschluss, 72(2): 58–69.
*Johannes Baier & Armin Scherzinger (2024): ''Geohistorische Bemerkungen zum Vulkanfeld im Hegau''. Jh. Ges. Naturkde. Württemberg, 180, 277–301.
Mountains and hills of Baden-Württemberg
Mountains and hills of the Hegau
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