Geography of the Palatinate (region)

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thumb|The Haardt in the east of the Palatine Forest The Haardt () is a range of wooded, sandstone hills in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in southwestern Germany. The range is some long and lies within the Palatinate Forest (Pfälzerwald). Its highest point is the Kalmit, near Maikammer, which stands above sea level.

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve

mountain in the northern Palatine Forest, Germany

The Jungfernsprung, is a precipitous rock formation in the small German town of Dahn in the county of Südwestpfalz. The rocks tower above the town by around 70 metres and are crowned by a type of summit cross at a height of . The rocks is the symbol of the town and the subject of an ancient legend from which it derives its name: Jungfernsprung means "maiden's leap".

thumb|upright|The Asselstein The Asselstein is a rock pinnacle or tower near the village of Annweiler am Trifels in the Southern Palatinate in western Germany.

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thumb|250px|The Bienwald as seen from space. thumb|250px|Bienwald mill thumb|250px|Ruins of a German bunker in the Bienwald. A Beech tree stands to the left.

castle ruin in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany