Central Uplands

Central Uplands in Baden-Württemberg: the Kaiserstuhl
Central Uplands in North Rhine-Westphalia: Siegtal in the Rhenish Massif

The Central Uplands[1][2] (German: die Mittelgebirge[3]) is one of the three major natural regions of Germany. It stretches east to west across the country. To the north lies the North German Plain or Northern Lowland; to the south, the Alps and the Alpine Foreland.[1]

  1. ^ a b Dickinson (1964), p.18 ff.
  2. ^ Elkins, T H (1972). Germany (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, p. 13. ASIN B0011Z9KJA.
  3. ^ N.B. In German die Mittelgebirge (plural) refers to the Central Uplands; das Mittelgebirge refers to a low mountain range or upland region (Mittel = "medium" and -gebirge = "range").