Rhenish-Hessian Hills

One of the four hills in Rhenish Hesse, the Petersberg

The Rhenish-Hessian Hills (German: Rheinhessisches Hügelland), also called the "Land of the Thousand Hills" (Land der 1000 Hügel), refers to that part of Rhenish Hesse within the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the counties of Alzey-Worms and Mainz-Bingen, and covers the same area as the natural region known as the Rhenish Hesse Tableland and Hill Country (Rheinhessisches Tafel- und Hügelland). It covers an area of around 1,400 km².

Hills

The hills and spurs of the Rhenish-Hessian Hills include – with heights in metres (m) above sea level (NHN):[1]

References

  1. Map service of the Landscape Information System of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Office (Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)

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Coordinates: 49°45′00″N 8°07′12″E / 49.7500°N 8.1200°E / 49.7500; 8.1200

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