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Sep 1, 2018 · Stuttgart is one of the best places to experience Swabia, but you can also find elements of the culture throughout southwestern Germany including Freiburg and even Augsburg. Language, culture and naturally food help form the basis of this identity, and it’s the culinary aspect I want to highlight today. Traveling in Germany always means great ...
Aug 24, 2016 · Swabia (swā´bēə), Ger. Schwaben, historic region, mainly in S Baden-Württemberg and SW Bavaria, SW Germany. It is bounded in the east by Upper Bavaria, in the west by France, and in the south by Switzerland and Austria. It includes the former Prussian province of Hohenzollern. The main physical features of Swabia are the Black Forest; the ...
The illustrious Hohenzollern Castle in Swabia is a prominent historical monument to a dynasty that has written history. This was the seat of the Brandenburg-Prussian rulers, Prussian kings and Germany's kaisers. Today, the House of Hohenzollern promotes a heightened awareness for German history and its cultural legacy.
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Swabian Jura. The Swabian Jura ( German: Schwäbische Alb [ˈʃvɛːbɪʃə ˈʔalp] ⓘ, more rarely Schwäbischer Jura [ˈʃvɛːbɪʃɐ ˈjuːʁa] ⓘ ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km (140 mi) from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km (25 to 43 mi) in width.
The Duchy of Swabia ( German: Herzogtum Schwaben; Latin: Ducatus Allemaniæ) was one of the five stem duchies of the medieval German Kingdom. It arose in the 10th century in the southwestern area that had been settled by Alemanni tribes in Late Antiquity . While the historic region of Swabia takes its name from the ancient Suebi, dwelling in ...
An unusual slice of south-western Germany, 200km long and 50km wide, Swabia is a treasure-trove of history and geology. Overshadowed by its westerly neighbour the Black Forest, and out-mountained by the Allgäu and Upper Bavaria to the south, Swabia and the Swabian Alb are easily overlooked. But this is a formerly-volcanic high-plateau region ...
The Swabian (German: Schwaben) cultural region is, for most Austrians, Germans, Swiss and visitors, a very ancient and distinct cultural area, most of which is in Baden-Württemberg, but with a substantial portion also in the western part of Bavaria . The Vorarlberg of Austria and the northern fringe of Switzerland also used to belong to the ...
