Hegau
Hegau either refers to a region of the Duchy of Swabia or to only that part of said region which is presently located in the country of Germany. It is known for its extinct, partly eroded volcanoes, most of which are crowned with ruins of medieval fortresses.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Schloss Schlatt unter Krähen and Hohenkrähen.
Schloss Schlatt unter Krähen
Castle
Photo: RKE, Copyrighted free use.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volkertshausen and Singen.
Volkertshausen
Village
Volkertshausen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Hegau
- Type: Region
- Description: landscape in southern Germany
- Categories: mountain, geotope, landscape, and locality
- Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.80151° or 47° 48′ 5″ north
Longitude
8.83884° or 8° 50′ 20″ east
Elevation
433 metres (1,421 feet)
Open location code
8FVCRR2Q+JG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=region
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Hegau” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Hegau”
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- Asturian: “Hegau”
- Basque: “Hegau”
- Bavarian: “Hegau”
- Breton: “Hegau”
- Bulgarian: “Хегау”
- Catalan: “Hegau”
- Chinese: “黑高”
- Corsican: “Hegau”
- Croatian: “Hegau”
- Czech: “Hegau”
- Danish: “Hegau”
- Dutch: “Hegau”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هيجاو”
- Esperanto: “Hegovio”
- Estonian: “Hegau”
- Finnish: “Hegau”
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- Italian: “Hegau”
- Japanese: “ヘーガウ”
- Jèrriais: “Hegau”
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- Ladin: “Hegau”
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- Limburgan: “Hegau”
- Low German: “Hegau”
- Luxembourgish: “Hegau”
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- Occitan (post 1500): “Hegau”
- Picard: “Hegau”
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- Polish: “Hegau”
- Portuguese: “Hegau”
- Pushto: “هیګاو”
- Romanian: “Hegau”
- Romansh: “Hegau”
- Russian: “Хегау”
- Sardinian: “Hegau”
- Scots: “Hegau”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Hegau”
- Serbian: “Hegau”
- Sicilian: “Hegau”
- Slovak: “Hegau”
- Slovenian: “Hegau”
- Spanish: “Hegovia”
- Swahili: “Hegau”
- Swedish: “Hegau”
- Swiss German: “Hegau”
- Tamil: “ஹெகு தீவு”
- Ukrainian: “Гегау”
- Ukrainian: “Геґау”
- Venetian: “Hegau”
- Vietnamese: “Hegau”
- Vlaams: “Hegau”
- Volapük: “Hegau”
- Walloon: “Hegau”
- Welsh: “Hegau”
- Wolof: “Hegau”
- Zulu: “Hegau”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Schlatt unter Krähen and Hausen an der Aach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Johanneskapelle and Hohenkrähenhalle.
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