Löwenstein Hills
| Löwenstein Hills | |
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The Lowenstein Hills west of the Swabian-Franconian Forest
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Raitelberg |
| Elevation | 561 m above NHN |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 25.752 km (16.002 mi) |
| Geography | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland |
| Range coordinates | 49°04′44″N 9°27′10″E / 49.07889°N 9.45278°ECoordinates: 49°04′44″N 9°27′10″E / 49.07889°N 9.45278°E |
| Parent range | Swabian-Franconian Forest |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Bergland |
| Type of rock | Keuper |
The Löwenstein Hills (German: Löwensteiner Berge) are a hill range up to 561 m above sea level (NHN), in the counties of Heilbronn, Ludwigsburg, Rems-Murr-Kreis and Hohenlohekreis in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. They are named after the town of Löwenstein.
According to the classification of the Handbook of Natural Region Divisions of Germany, the Löwenstein Hills are natural region number 108.1 in the Swabian-Franconian Forest in the Swabian Keuper-Lias Plains. Most of the range belongs to the Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park.
The forested hill country lies around 40 kilometres north-northeast of Stuttgart and about 20 kilometres east-southeast of Heilbronn between the Hohenlohe Plain to the north, the Mainhardt Forest to the northeast, the Murrhardt Forest to the southeast, the Backnang Bay to the south and the Neckar Basin to the west.
The Heilbronn Hills and the Sulm Plateau continue the Löwenstein Hills to the northwest and, in the Heilbronn Hills to the south reach as far as Weinsberg and Heilbronn and in the Sulm Plateau to the north reach as far as Bretzfeld, Eberstadt, Langenbrettach, Erlenbach and Neckarsulm.
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