Meßstetten is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which is situated in the Swabian Jura, 24 km southeast of Balingen. At an altitude of 907 m, Meßstetten is the high
View across Meßstetten
Water tower Rauer Bühl, a landmark of Meßstetten.
Hülenbuchwiesen nature reserve
Württemberg and 15 Free Cities (in orange) and other territories during the mediatisations of 1803 and 1806.
The term Albtrauf refers to the northwest facing escarpment of the Swabian Alps, situated in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. It is the most distinctive stepped slope within the alpine region of the Sou
The Albtrauf next to the Backofen Cliffs. Background: Hohenzollern Castle on top of Hohenzollern mountain.
Typical view along the edge of the Albtrauf: the relatively level plateau, often used for agriculture, abruptly meets the mostly wooded slope.
Albtrauf. Foreground: Neuffen and Hohenneuffen Castle; left: Beuren; furthest back: Teck Castle (Mid Alps)
Albtrauf, viewed from Tübingen