Germany topographic maps
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Untersberg
Germany > Bavaria > Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land
Several trails lead to the top, though most people prefer the Untersbergbahn cable car. Constructed over a period of over two years, and opening in April 1961, the eight and a half minute journey lifts passengers from the lower terminus at the village of Sankt Leonhard at 456 m (1,496 ft) over 1,320 m (4,330…
Average elevation: 797 m

Unterreichenbach
Germany > Baden-Württemberg > Landkreis Calw
Unterreichenbach is in the Nagold River Valley between Calw and Pforzheim, at an altitude of between 292 und 633 metres.
Average elevation: 493 m

Zwiesel
Germany > Bavaria > Landkreis Regen
Zwiesel has an humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb; Trewartha: Dclo). The Zwiesel weather station is located at an altitude of 615 m (2,018 ft). The temperature is significantly lower than in most parts of Germany by several degrees. At the same time, the average annual precipitation exceeds 1,000 mm (39…
Average elevation: 681 m

Wilhelmsdorf
Germany > Bavaria > Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim
Average elevation: 361 m

Essen
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia
The lowest point can be found in the northern borough of Karnap at 26.5 m (86.9 ft), the highest point in the borough of Heidhausen at 202.5 m (664 ft). The average elevation is 116 m (381 ft).
Average elevation: 86 m

Nabern
Germany > Baden-Württemberg > Landkreis Esslingen > Kirchheim unter Teck
Average elevation: 385 m

Lehnberg
Germany > Thuringia > Landkreis Nordhausen > Harztor > Herrmannsacker
Average elevation: 406 m

Niels
Germany > Mecklenburg-Vorpommern > Ludwigslust-Parchim > Bresegard bei Picher
Average elevation: 20 m

Sauerland
Germany > North Rhine – Westphalia
To the west the hills continue into the Bergisches Land, to the south into the Siegerland, and to the north-east into the Teutoburg Forest. The major rivers of the Sauerland are the Ruhr and the Lenne. Several artificial lakes were created on the smaller rivers by building dams to store water for the nearby…
Average elevation: 316 m

Backnang
Germany > Baden-Württemberg > Rems-Murr-Kreis
Before 1930 the title for this position was Stadtschultheiß. In 1930 the title became Bürgermeister (Mayor), and in 1956 with the elevation of Backnang to a "large district town," the title was changed to Oberbürgermeister (Lord Mayor).
Average elevation: 302 m

Ginsburg
Germany > North Rhine – Westphalia > Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein > Hilchenbach
The town's largest flowing body of water is the Ferndorfbach, a tributary to the river Sieg. The municipal area's average elevation is 427 metres (1,401 ft) above sea level, with its highest elevation being at 678 metres (2,224 ft) at the Riemen, a peak in the Rothaargebirge.
Average elevation: 510 m

Münster
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster is situated on the river Aa, approximately 15 kilometres (9 miles) south of its confluence with the Ems in the so-called Westphalian Bight, a landscape studded with dispersed settlements and farms – the "Münsterland". The Wolstonian sediments of the mountain ridge called "Münsterländer…
Average elevation: 61 m

Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany > Bavaria > Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen leans towards an oceanic climate, and its winters are colder than the rest of Bavaria. Due to its higher elevation, it is very close to the winters associated with continental climates; it has a relatively wet and snowy climate, with high precipitation year-round. As of 2013 the regions…
Average elevation: 1,326 m

Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden
Germany > Bavaria > Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land
Average elevation: 1,302 m

Bad Salzuflen
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Kreis Lippe
Bad Salzuflen lies on the eastern edge of the Ravensberg Basin, at the confluence of the rivers Salze (Bega) with the Werre. In comparison to other North Lippe communities it is densely populated. The city centre is surrounded by districts with a village like feel to them and agricultural land. North east of…
Average elevation: 120 m

Hemer
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Märkischer Kreis
Hemer is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river. The highest elevation, at 546 metres (1,791 ft), is in the Balver Wald in the south of the city. The lowest elevation, at 160 metres (525 ft), is at the Edelburg in the northeast.
Average elevation: 326 m

Wuppertal
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia
Uniquely for Germany, it is a "linear city", owing to the steep hillsides along the river Wupper. Its highest hill is the Lichtscheid, which is 351 m (1,152 ft) above sea level. The dominant urban centres Elberfeld (historic commercial centre) and Barmen (more industrial) have formed a continuous urbanized…
Average elevation: 242 m

Lübbenau/Spreewald
Germany > Brandenburg > Oberspreewald-Lausitz - Górne Błota-Łužyca
Average elevation: 60 m

Harz
The Harz (German: [haːɐ̯ts] ) is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart (hill forest). The name…
Average elevation: 280 m