Wasserscheide Rhein/Donau

Wasserscheide Rhein/Donau is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 428 metres. Wasserscheide Rhein/Donau is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fossa Carolina and Schloss Dettenheim.

Photo: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was a canal named after Charlemagne in what is today the state of , intended to connect the Swabian Rezat river to the river.

Castle
Photo: Mef.ellingen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle.

Railway station
Photo: RegBez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
station is now the only station in the town of in the German state of . The town used also to have stations at Graben, Möhren, Gundelsheim and Wettelsheim.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weißenburg and Dietfurt in Mittelfranken.

Photo: Pedelecs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in . in the Altmühltal Nature Park between the Brombachsee and the Altmühl valley in the Franconian Lake District. Today, the historic townscape with the largely preserved city wall, the Gothic town hall, the town church and the Ellinger Gate bear witness to its time as a trading town and its proximity to wealthy Nuremberg.

Suburb
Photo: Rensi, Public domain.
Dietfurt, now part of the town of , is a German village in Middle Franconia, . Prior to 1853 it was for centuries the location of an important post station on the road between and .

Hamlet
Photo: Rensi, CC0.
is a hamlet.

Wasserscheide Rhein/Donau

Latitude
48.9789° or 48° 58′ 44″ north
Longitude
10.9424° or 10° 56′ 33″ east
Elevation
428 metres (1,404 feet)
Open location code
8FWGXWHR+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13410382583
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
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