Swabian Mountains

The Swabian Mountains is in a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg.



Understand
Much of the Swabian Mountains consists of gentle to moderate hills often covered with forest or cleared for small-scale agriculture. It occupies the region bounded by the Danube in the southeast and the upper Neckar in the northwest. In the southwest it rises to the higher mountains of the Black Forest.

The Swabian Mountains (German: Schwäbische Alb) are also known as Swabian Jura or Swabian Alb.

Cities

 * On the plateau
 * - heart of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
 * - north-eastern border
 * - north-eastern border


 * In the foreland
 * - a climatic health-resort with a thermal bath in impressive landscape
 * - at the north-western escarpment close to the stunning Hohenzollern Castle
 * - called "The gate to the Swabian Mountains"
 * - a beautiful university town with crooked half-timbered houses in a charming historical city centre
 * - with the highest church spire in the world
 * - with the highest church spire in the world

Other destinations




Talk
Locals in the areas speak the distinct German dialect known as Swabian German (German: Schwäbisch), which varies even throughout the area. The dialect at the top of the plateau is stronger than the broadest Swabian of the lowland areas. Across the whole Swabian region, many phrases and grammar are highly localized, even down to the village level.

Get in
The main entry points to the area are Stuttgart and Ulm the former has an airport while the latter is served by long distance trains and Intercity buses in Germany