German Central Uplands
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The German Central Uplands are a broad region of low mountain ranges and highlands in central Germany, characterized by forested hills, plateaus, and river valleys stretching between the North German Plain and the Alps.
Aliases (5)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physiographic region
→
upland region → |
| borderedBy |
Alps
→
North German Plain → Upper Rhine Plain → |
| characterizedBy |
forested hills
→
highlands → low mountain ranges → plateaus → river valleys → |
| climate |
temperate oceanic
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| contains |
Black Forest
→
Eifel → Fichtel Mountains → Harz → Hunsrück → Odenwald → Ore Mountains → Palatinate Forest → Rhön Mountains → Sauerland → Spessart → Thuringian Forest → Westerwald → |
| continent |
Europe
→
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| country |
Germany
→
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| drainedBy |
Danube
→
Elbe → Rhine → Weser → |
| extendsFrom |
west Germany
→
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| extendsTo |
east Germany
→
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| geology |
varied Paleozoic rocks
→
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| highestPoint |
Feldberg (Black Forest)
→
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| highestPointElevation |
1493 m
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| knownFor |
scenic landscapes
→
tourism → winter sports areas → |
| landUse |
forestry
→
mixed agriculture → pasture → |
| languageRegion |
German-speaking Europe
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| locatedIn |
central Germany
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| partOf |
German Highlands
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| separatedFrom |
Alps
→
North German Plain → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Black Forest
("South German Scarplands")
→
Eifel Mountains ("Rhenish Massif") → Goldene Aue ("German Central Uplands foreland") → Harz → Odenwald → Rhön → Swabian Jura ("South German Scarplands") → Taunus region ("Rhenish Massif") → Taunus region → Weser Uplands → |
partOf |
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Variscan orogeny
("Rhenish Massif")
→
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affects |
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North German Plain
("Central Uplands of Germany")
→
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borderedBy |
|
Rhenish Franconian
("West Central Germany")
→
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region |