Swabian Jura

The Swabian Jura (German: Schwäbische Alb, Bavarian: Schwobm Alb) is a plateau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Swabian Jura is situated between the Black Forest (West), Stuttgart (North), Bavaria (East) and Lake Constance (South). A lot of fossils are found here. The highest mountain is the Lemberg (1015 m).

Typical Swabian Jura landscape, the "Salmendinger Kapelle" (Chapel) on top of the "Kornbühl"-Mountain

Tourist information

• There are many castles, monasteries, churches, ruins, caves and old towns in the region.
• The river Danube nearly disappears in the porous limestime near Immendingen.
• Important Towns:
  • Albstadt
  • Balingen
  • Hechingen
  • Münsingen
  • Reutlingen (the "gateway" to the Swabian Jura)
  • Sigmaringen
  • Ulm

• A National Scenic Byway (Schwäbische Albstraße) leads you from the South West (Trossingen/Tuttlingen) to the North East (Aalen/Nördlingen) - length: over 200 kilometres.