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    The upper Rhine valley and the surrounding hills and mountains stretch from Frankfurt in the north to Basel in the south. Most of it belongs to Baden and Alsace, although southern Hessen and south-eastern Palatinate posess upper Rhine territories as well.

    The area offers all kinds of different landscape types.
    In this thread I want to introduce you to them. I will only talk about landscapes that have not yet been affected by the growing big cities and industrial areas.

    First of all the upper Rhine valley, due to its southern location and being only a few meters above sea level,:


    ....has a special climate for German standarts. It is sometimes described as submediterranean. This map, published by the German meteorological service, shows it:


    Near the Rhine river the natural landscape is swampy with mosquitos and a lot of water birds. Especially the huge white stork can be seen quite often.



    They build their nests on roofs:


    In summer the area has an almost tropical vibe. Due to the high humidity and mosquitoes it´s quite challenging to live near the upper Rhine river. The following pictures are from the nature reserve "Taubergießen", which was created in order to protect the original swampy landscape.



    Despite the tropical humidity in summer there is sometimes snow or frost in winter. Which creates a totally different atmosphere.




    pt. 2 coming soon....
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    Outside the swampy area, but still in the flat part of the valley, the fertile soil and the warm climate allow producing early strawberries and aspargus - a good buisness for the farmers, as the fruits come earlier than elsewhere in Germany and therefore can be sold for higher prices.

    (Polish helpers)

    Also, there are many tobacco fields:


    Especially in Alsace the valley is full of cole fields for Sauerkraut. Other crops are corn, wheat and all kinds of vegetables.


    Driving on the upper rhine Autobahn A5 you always see the Black Forest and sometimes the Vosges or Palatinate mountains. They are like a frame for the valley.



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    "If someone would call your God with the name of male genital organ(Phallus) and say that your sanctuaries look like penis, you would take it serious too." Partizan

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    The valley is about 20-30kms wide. Further east and west the landscape has more hills. In the northeast of the upper Rhine valley there is the Bergstrasse ("mountain street", from the Roman "strata montana"), where you can find many orchards and vineyards and of course the famous city Heidelberg.





    Behind the Bergstrasse you find the Odenwald, small mountains with dense forests.


    On the hill/mountain tops there are many old castles, which were likely built because of the strategically valuable situation up there, where you can see the plain.


    When you are standing on the hills of the Bergstrasse and look to the west you see the upper Rhine valley and in the background a mountain range.


    The mountain range is called Pfaelzer Wald (Palatinate Forest) and will be the topic of my next posting in this thread.
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    Now we take a look at the Palatinate hill landscape in the northwestern rhine valley.
    Gentle hills with millions of grapevines and a forested mountain background create a picture that looks almost like it was painted. The Palatinate Wine Route is about 80kms long and 3-10kms wide, in the south it borders with Alsace.

    I have seen quite a few places in the world, but the beauty of this place has remained one of my favourite sights. It is so beautiful that I have to ask myself "is that real??"...
















    Imagine driving through the vineyards and fields in this quiet landscape on a Sunday morning, no one else on the streets. The sunlight penetrates a thin layer of fog while the pheasant calls seem to be declaring: "Welcome in paradise!"
    "If someone would call your God with the name of male genital organ(Phallus) and say that your sanctuaries look like penis, you would take it serious too." Partizan

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    When most of Germany is still grey in February/March the purple blossoms of thousands of almond trees in the Palatinate wine region introduce the warm time of the year:



    to be continued
    "If someone would call your God with the name of male genital organ(Phallus) and say that your sanctuaries look like penis, you would take it serious too." Partizan

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