Germany Landscapes: Names and Boundaries

Names and boundaries of 750 officially designated landscape areas, as well as historical natural or industrial regions, presented by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (Germany’s national survey organization) on a base map at 1:1,000,000 showing the country’s road and rail networks.

The map shows boundaries and, where appropriate, subdivisions of officially designated natural regions, e.g. Harz: Oberharz / Unterharz, Lüneburger Heide: Hohe Heide / Uelzener Becken / Harburger Berge / Lüss, etc. Also marked are boundaries of historical landscape areas (Historische Landschaft) such as Rheinhessen or Oberschwaben, or industrial areas (Wittscheftlandschaft) Ruhrgebiet, Fränkisches Seeland, etc. All the areas marked on the map are listed in an index which gives for each entry its latitude and longitude.

Map legend for the base map includes English; all other explanatory notes are in German only.