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ヴェスターヴァルト
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The Westerwald (; literally 'Western forest') is a low mountain range on the right bank of the river Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the Rhenish Massif ( or Rhenish Slate Mountains). Its highest elevation, at 657 m above sea level, is the Fuchskaute in the High Westerwald.

Key facts

Mountain.photo
Arborn Panorama.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
The Westerwald near Arborn (Greifenstein)
Mountain.parent
Rhenish Massif
Mountain.state
Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Mountain.geology
includes basalt, quartzite, slate
Mountain.area_km2
3000
Mountain.orogeny
formed as part of the German Central Uplands
Mountain.highest
Fuchskaute
Mountain.length_km
60
Mountain.map_image
Westerwald - Deutsche Mittelgebirge, Serie A-de.png
Mountain.map_caption
Westerwald overview map

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain range
Country
Germany
Located in
Hesse
Area
3000
Elevation
386
Highest point
Fuchskaute
Image
Location Westerwald.PNG
Length
60
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Commons category
Westerwald
topic's main category
Category:Westerwald
mountain range
Rhenish Massif
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