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25:
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map. In the following table these sub-divisions are described from west to east. For the exact location and boundaries of the individual sub-divisions: see the BfN's map
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1465:
1023:
Relatively high proportion of forest and grassland (on the
Stauden Plateau higher than in the more northern area of the Zusam Plateau and Stauffenberg region)
35:
392:
In the transition zone between the silted-up areas and the Young Drift moraines the reeds and wetlands vegetation gives way to stands of coniferous forest
1242:
Meadows and lower terraces in places covered by heaths with communities of nutrient-poor, chalk grasses and wasteland plants characteristic of the region
1531:
1033:
1536:
902:
Gently undulating glacial gravels divided into interfluvial ridges and gravel plateaus by river systems flowing from south to north
1405:
1217:) with gravel terraces of different ages; steps between the lower terraces and the loess-covered upper terraces 8 to 10 m high
133:(D66 on the map) borders on the Iller-Lech Plateau. The boundary between these two natural regions is partly formed by the
720:
In the southern part the Iller valley, which has cut down to the
Tertiary bedrock, crosses the Young and Old Drift deposits
1526:
398:
Because the lake has since been filled with sediment and gravel in places, the natural dammed lake was once much large
1516:
1426:
1384:
1370:
165:
64:
83:(unit D61 on the map). The boundary with these two natural regions is roughly formed by the course of the river
1389:
130:
842:
95:
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hill country forms one of the semi-circular Old Drift moraines in front of the adjoining Ammer-Loisach Hills
492:
337:
The Riss valley from the south which merges into the Danube valley is more marshy that the Danube valley
420:
91:
413:
846:
107:
765:
Used predominately for grassland and arable land, which has largely displaced the natural reed beds
524:
Eastern part: much of the landscape is wet or boggy; mainly open landscape with meadows and pastures
1354:
592:
Rapid alternation of open country (more grassland than arable land) and wooded areas (pine forests)
16:
621:
Comprises various old gravel terraces along the valleys of the Riss and Danube, formed during the
531:
1093:
1069:
138:
1459:
1318:
1197:
1065:
1009:
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Boundary between the
Stauden Plateau and Zusam Plateau and Stauffenberg region: Thannhausen –
883:
850:
521:
Western part: arable land dominates due to the covering of loess, grassland in the wet valleys
240:
123:
947:
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Intensive agricultural land use (in the south more grassland, in the north more arable land)
1089:
134:
589:
Mostly loam and loess covered, ridges however loam-free, decalcified and therefore forested
1521:
1430:
1409:
1207:
1169:
In the south dominated by Riss Ice Age morainic material, that covers the
Tertiary bedrock
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622:
498:
454:
275:
202:
169:
80:
48:
857:
752:
312:
1402:
1082:
892:
Boundary roughly between the Upper and Lower Iller-Lech Gravel
Plateaus: Babenhausen –
1264:
Eastern boundary: parallel to state road 2035 (Augsburg-Pöttmes-Neuburg by the Danube)
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745:
690:
541:
466:
316:
298:
1450:
Kutt Schrem (2004), Gesellschaft
Oberschwaben fĂĽr Geschichte und Kultur e.V. (ed.),
1433:
and the information pages of the individual sub-divisions of the Iller-Lech
Plateau
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476:
308:
294:
283:
111:
76:
213:
1088:
Boundary lies roughly between the Upper and Lower Lech-Wertach Plain: Türkheim –
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875:
861:
838:
827:
555:
470:
375:
225:
217:
149:
The sub-divisions are based upon the natural regions of
Germany as shown on the
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1076:
893:
879:
771:
355:
119:
103:
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1479:
1032:
The
Stauden Plateau, Zusam Plateau and Stauffenberg region together form the
998:
977:
823:
731:
686:
672:
236:
29:
433:
Agricultural land use predominates because the soils are loamy and fertile
261:
Alternation of open landscape in valleys and forested ridges (pine forests)
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1059:
984:
973:
962:
922:
River valleys: in the north more arable land, in the south more grassland
871:
831:
559:
344:
229:
99:
1423:
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There are only a few remnants of the formerly widespread heath landscape
162:
102:
its eastern boundary runs roughly parallel to state road 2035 (Augsburg-
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930:
887:
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714:
The north is used more for arable farming; the south more as grassland
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Broad valley filled by large quantities of gravel during and after the
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613:
482:
221:
321:
Beyond this gap the Danube flows through a scoured basin of reed marsh
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1314:
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551:
439:
115:
84:
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568:
486:
307:
From Mengen to the narrow gap by the southernmost outliers of the
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Part of the ice-age formed terraced landscape between Riss and
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On the silted-up areas there is extensive pastureland in places
367:) from the Riss glaciation with the extensive silted-up areas (
1415:
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Dominated by the high terrace gravels of the Lech in the north
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741:
279:
258:) in the valleys to great depth, hence meadow and pasture land
150:
837:
Western boundary: Iller or Günz Valley in places (Neu-Ulm –
354:
The
Federsee lies in the middle of this natural region near
79:(unit D60 on the map) and, in the extreme northeast, on the
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to Augsburg and from Augsburg to where it joins the Danube
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Divided by deep stream valley that are mostly asymmetrical
919:
Interfluvials: Covered by forest (especially pine forests)
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In places, continuous alluvial forest, in places still bog
1245:
Almost continuous belt of alluvial forest along the river
1452:
Pfullendorff, ein Reichs-Statt in Ober-Schwaben gelegen
1235:
The further north, the more arable farming predominates
75:
In the northwest the Iller-Lech Plateau borders on the
636:
The south is less dissected by valleys than the north
510:
Riss glaciation terminal or ground moraine landscape
293:
Danube Valley between Mengen and Ulm, region between
1403:
http://www.geodaten.bayern.de/BayernViewer/index.cgi
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into gently undulating plateaus and flat interfluves
1102:Divided into lower terrace landscape by the Rivers
644:
Sub-divisions in both Baden-WĂĽrttemberg and Bavaria
1206:Extensive deposits of post-glacial gravel between
90:In the east the Iller-Lech Plateau borders on the
1401:Bayernviewer at the Bavarian Measurement Office:
1008:Numerous bogs on the valley floors of the partly
423:, in places however also ice age gravel deposits
1220:Meadows and lower terraces waterlogged in places
969:) and the Lech and/or Wertach Valley in the east
497:Boundary between the Western and Eastern Riss-
1160:Between Gennach and Lech, south of Denklingen
965:Valley in the west (Offingen, Thannhausen and
412:Region between Danube, Riss and, roughly, the
311:the floor of the Danube Valley is filled with
1112:Meadows and lower terraces partly waterlogged
374:In the south the silted-up areas give way to
8:
1274:High gravel plateau, rising towards the east
1180:Pure forest landscape (mainly pine forests)
1232:On the upper terrace chiefly arable farming
534:is in the east of the Riss-Aitrach Plateau
39:The Sub-divisions of the Iller-Lech Plateau
1464:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
1213:North of Augsburg: broad U-shaped valley (
1292:Valley floors mainly covered by grassland
1026:Pine forests dominated the woodland areas
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744:plain by the Danube between Neu-Ulm and
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669:Higher Plains of the Lower Iller Valley
254:Decalcified, waterlogged, brown earth (
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677:Lower Plains of the Lower Iller Valley
1424:http://www.bfn.de/geoinfo/landscapes/
1338:Landscape rising from north to south
1034:Augsburg-Westliche Wälder Nature Park
952:Zusam Plateau and Stauffenberg Region
163:http://www.bfn.de/geoinfo/landscapes/
7:
929:Gravel extraction in the Mindel and
239:landscape dominated by the Rift and
856:Southern boundary: Dietmannsried –
598:Landscape still not very dissected
491:Southern boundary: Bad forestsee –
475:Northern boundary: Schemmerhofen –
20:The Iller-Lech Plateau (region D64)
1295:Otherwise arable land predominates
1210:and the confluence with the Danube
1153:Sachsenried and Denklingen Rotwald
913:Glacial gravels partly covered by
755:formed, partly boggy gravel plain
332:Much grassland and arable farming
297:and Bad Saulgau, Riss Valley from
176:Sub-divisions in Baden-WĂĽrttemberg
14:
481:Eastern boundary: Ochsenhausen –
110:), south of Augsburg east of the
98:(unit D65 on the map). North of
1267:Northern boundary: Danube Valley
810:Lower Iller-Lech Gravel Plateaus
693:to where it joins the Danube at
1081:Eastern boundary: Denklingen –
605:Eastern Plain of the Lower Riss
405:Western Plain of the Lower Riss
818:Northern boundary: Donauried (
1:
1261:Western boundary: Lech Valley
1075:Southern boundary: Pforzen –
1010:asymmetrically shaped valleys
573:Divided by numerous hollows (
301:to where it joins the Danube
1532:Regions of Baden-WĂĽrttemberg
1064:Western boundary: Pforzen –
954:(Reischenau and Holzwinkel)
248:Gently rolling hill country
28:Bird habitat in the eastern
1128:are covered by pine forests
1553:
1537:Natural regions of Germany
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1371:Natural regions of Germany
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264:On good soils: arable land
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65:natural regions of Germany
1348:Arable land predominates
997:Region is divided by the
936:Fens were largely drained
61:Oberschwäbische Hochebene
1390:Bavarian Alpine Foreland
1229:Mostly used as grassland
1058:Northern boundary: near
781:Sub-divisions in Bavaria
501:Plateaus: Bad Waldsee -
131:Southern Alpine Foreland
96:Isar-Inn Gravel Plateaus
577:) and meltwater troughs
212:Region between Danube,
53:Donau-Iller-Lech-Platte
616:, Senden and Laupheim
363:Former tongue-basins (
274:Danube Valley between
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21:
1454:(in German), Tettnang
1420:Landscapes in Germany
843:KellmĂĽnz an der Iller
788:Geographical location
679:(north of Memmingen)
651:Geographical location
421:Tertiary Hill Country
243:of the Rhine Glacier
183:Geographical location
159:Landscapes in Germany
155:Landscapes in Germany
92:Lower Bavarian Upland
57:Upper Swabian Plateau
55:), also known as the
38:
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1527:Geography of Bavaria
1289:Thick layer of loess
108:Neuburg an der Donau
1493:48.2431°N 10.3633°E
1489: /
972:Northern boundary:
961:Between Mindel and
558:, Ochsenhausen and
493:Leutkirch im Allgäu
369:Verlandungsgebieten
1517:Iller-Lech Plateau
1429:2016-03-03 at the
1408:2009-03-27 at the
1353:Together with the
1343:Gently undulating
1324:Eastern boundary:
1313:Western boundary:
1253:Aindlingen Terrace
1017:Gently undulating
907:Gently undulating
866:Eastern boundary:
685:Iller Valley from
465:Western boundary:
442:is in this region
168:2016-03-03 at the
114:, roughly between
45:Iller-Lech Plateau
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1305:Landsberg Plateau
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129:To the south the
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839:Illertissen
772:gravel pits
575:Muldentäler
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515:Undulating
471:Bad Waldsee
376:Young Drift
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1511:Categories
1484:10°21′48″E
1481:48°14′35″N
1438:References
1330:Geltendorf
1085:– Bobingen
1077:Denklingen
1072:– Bobingen
894:Mindelheim
880:Markt Wald
746:Donauwörth
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542:Holzstöcke
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237:Old Drift
214:MĂĽhlingen
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1460:citation
1427:Archived
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1365:See also
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1143:Lechfeld
1060:Bobingen
985:Fischach
974:Offingen
967:TĂĽrkheim
963:Flossach
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870:between
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828:GĂĽnzburg
800:Remarks
703:ice ages
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449:Western
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282:, Lower
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205:Plateaus
195:Remarks
166:Archived
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1377:Sources
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