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Germany's major natural regions - Level 1: dark red, 2: orange, and 3: violet; major landscape unit groups: thin violet - based on the BfL classification. This division of Germany into major natural regions takes account primarily of geomorphological, geological, hydrological, and pedological criteria in order to divide the country into large, physical units with a common geographical basis.
The Federal Republic of Germany, as a federal state, consists of sixteen states. [a] Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen (with its seaport exclave, Bremerhaven) are called Stadtstaaten ("city-states"), while the other thirteen states are called Flächenländer ("area states") and include Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia, which describe themselves as Freistaaten ("free states").
Castles in Germany by region (3 C) C. Central Uplands (5 C, 80 P) Cultural landscapes of Germany (2 C, 12 P) E. Regions of the Eifel (28 P) Elbe-Elster Land (15 P) M.
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.
Natural regions of Germany. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. A. Natural regions of the Alpine Foreland (2 C, 3 P) C.
Between lie the forested uplands of central Germany and the low-lying lands of northern Germany (lowest point: Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at 3.54 metres (11.6 ft) below sea level), traversed by some of Europe's major rivers such as the Rhine, Danube and Elbe. [4] Germany has the second-most borders of any European country, after Russia.
Category: Regions of Germany by state. ... Regions of North Rhine-Westphalia (16 C, 31 P) R. Regions of Rhineland-Palatinate (14 C, 26 P) S. Regions of Saxony (7 C, 15 P)
A map of Germany, showing all the State flags and coat of arms. All German states have a Landesflagge ( flag of the state , sometimes known as a civil flag ), that may be used by anyone. Some states have another variant, often showing the state coat of arms , called the Dienstflagge ( service flag or government flag , sometimes known as a state ...