Geography North Palatine Uplands

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1 geography

1.1 location
1.2 hills
1.3 rivers





geography
location

the north palatine uplands lie – stated – between st. wendel in state of saarland west , 3 towns belonging rhineland-palatinate: alzey east, kaiserslautern south , bad kreuznach north, although these towns not within region itself. north palatine uplands links landscapes of palatine forest, saar-hunsrück nature park, naheland , rheinhessen.


to northwest boundary naheland not clear. rough guide heavily folded ridge north of glan river height different of as 300 metres in place.


the north palatine uplands fall within districts of kusel , donnersbergkreis. lesser extent falls within parts of kaiserslautern, st. wendel, birkenfeld , bad kreuznach.


hills

donnersberg


the north palatine uplands characterised numerous mountains, hills , valleys lend area sharp variations in height 200 on 600 m above sea level (nn). highest point donnersberg which, @ 687 m highest mountain in palatinate. following list of prominent mountains , hills in uplands, sorted height in metres above sea level (nhn):



donnersberg (686.5 m)
trautzberg (603.9 m)
füsselberg (595.1 m)
weiselberg (569.5 m)
königsberg (568.2 m)
potzberg (562 m)
selberg (545.1 m)
herrmannsberg (536.4 m)
bornberg (520.0 m)

rivers

bridge on glan in meisenheim


important rivers in west , north of range 90 km long glan , 57 km long alsenz. 116 km long nahe, other 2 discharge, no longer included in region. area of donnersberg drained towards east 43 km long pfrimm, rises in northern palatine forest, , 61 km long selz. both flow upper rhine.








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