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The Hochkönig in the Berchtesgaden Alps. This list of mountain and hill ranges in Germany contains a selection of the main mountain and hill regions in Germany.. In addition the list shows the highest (German) mountain in the range together with its height above sea level (taken as Normalnull (NN)) and the state in which its highest elevation is located.
The following guidelines are intended to assist editors in Translating German Wikipedia articles for English Wikipedia.. Before starting a translation, editors should familiarise themselves with the guidance Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Conventions, which particularly covers the consistent and accurate naming of places, geographical features like mountains, rivers and glaciers, and man-made ...
Massif: (table 1) Gives the name of the massif to which the mountain belongs. If the massif is named after a linked main peak, the link is omitted here. Location: (table 2) DE = mountain lies entirely on German territory; DE/AT = mountain lies in the area of the border between Germany and Austria, but the peak at least is on German state territory.
This list of mountains and hills in Rhineland-Palatinate shows a selection of high and/or well-known mountains and hills in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (in order of height). Although there is no universally agreed definition, this list treats a mountain as an elevation of 2000 feet (612 m) or higher.
The highest points in the German states Elevations in metres (m) above sea level (NHN) This list of the highest points of the German states shows the highest mountain or hill in each German federal state together with its height and links to lists of other mountains and hills.
Use the original full German word, unless there is an accepted English equivalent: Cities, towns and villages: Wuppertal, Passau; but Munich for München and Nuremberg for Nürnberg. Disambiguation: use German system e.g. Hassel (Bergen), Hassel (Weser). Mountains and hills: Zugspitze, Biberkopf, Kahlersberg.
See also: German naming convention of Polish town names during World War II as an analogy. [1]-au, -aue (related to rivers or water), see German words Au or Aue. This meaning of -au (earlier spelling ow, owe, ouwe) describes settlements by streams and rivers. Examples: Passau, the town Aue, rivers named Aue.
Multiple listings of the same mountain are possible because, e.g., the Zugspitze is simultaneously the highest (Bavarian) mountain of the Alps, Bavarian Alps, Northern Limestone Alps and the Wetterstein Mountains. The table, which is initially sorted by height, may be rearranged by clicking on the symbols at the head of each column.