Swabian Alb

The Swabian Alb (German: Schwäbische Alb) is a plateau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Swabian Alb is situated between the Black Forest (West), Stuttgart (North), Bavaria (East) and the Lake Constance (South). A lot of fossils are found here. The highest mountain is the Lemberg (1015 m).

Tourist information

• There are many castles, monasteries, churches, ruins, caves and old towns in the region.
• The river Danube nearly disappears in the porous limestime near Immendingen.
• Important Towns:
  • Reutlingen (the "gateway" to the Swabian Alb)
  • Sigmaringen
  • Albstadt-Ebingen
  • Münsingen
  • Tübingen
  • Ulm
  • Rottweil (oldest town in Baden-Württemberg)
  • Balingen
• A National Scenic Byway (Schwäbische Albstraße) leads you from the South West (Trossingen/Tuttlingen) to the North East (Aalen/Nördlingen) - length: over 200 kilometres.

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