# Kuppe > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kuppe > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kuppe.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuppe > Source revision: 1145097418 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Hilltop}} {{italic title}} [[File:Dammersfeld.jpg|thumb|The [Dammersfeldkuppe](/source/Dammersfeldkuppe), a ''kuppe'' or domed hill in the [Rhön](/source/Rh%C3%B6n)]] A '''''Kuppe''''' is the term used in German-speaking central Europe for a [mountain](/source/mountain) or [hill](/source/hill) with a rounded summit that has no [rock formation](/source/rock_formation), such as a [tor](/source/tor_(rock_formation)), on it. A range of such hills is called a ''Kuppengebirge''. In geology the term also refers to corresponding [stratigraphic](/source/stratigraphic) forms. The term is similar to the English topographical and geological terms, [knoll](/source/hillock) and [dome](/source/dome_(geology)).[https://books.google.com/books?id=6DhWw_cYLicC&dq=kuppe+dome&pg=PA198 ''Elsevier's Dictionary of Geography: in English, Russian, French, Spanish and ...''], p. 198, by Vladimir Kotlyakov, Anna Komarova. Retrieved 5 Jul 2014. It is also analogous to the French word ''ballon'' which means a mountain with a rounded summit. In [cartography](/source/cartography) in German-speaking countries, the term is used more widely to refer to all eminences (biaxially convex [landform](/source/landform)s) i.e. including those with a more pointed appearance. ''Kuppen'' are a common feature of many ranges within the German [Central Uplands](/source/Central_Uplands) including the [Rhön Mountains](/source/Rh%C3%B6n_Mountains). == Derivation == ''Kuppe'' comes from the [Middle High German](/source/Middle_High_German) language of the 18th century, probably deriving from the Late Latin/Common Roman word ''cuppa'' = "beaker", which then became commonly used in the sense of ''Haube'' ("helmet" or "covering") for a summit. == Geomorphology and geology == ''Kuppengebirge'' ("kuppe hills") is a [geomorphological](/source/geomorphological) term. Their formation usually arises as a combination of certain types of [rock](/source/rock_(geology)) and the onset of steady [erosion](/source/erosion_(geology)) processes. == Distribution == ''Kuppen'' are typical of the [Central Uplands](/source/Central_Uplands) and the [Prealps](/source/Prealps) of Europe. For example, the many domed summits of the [Fichtel Mountains](/source/Fichtel_Mountains) or the [Pohorje](/source/Pohorje) are called ''kuppen'', but they also occur in hilly areas. In this connexion, for example, a part of the [Rhön Mountains](/source/Rh%C3%B6n_Mountains) is known as the Kuppen Rhön (''Kuppenrhön'') and ''Kuppe'' or ''Koppe'' is often part of the name of mountains and hills, e.g. the [Wasserkuppe](/source/Wasserkuppe) and the [Schneekoppe](/source/Schneekoppe). Places where sedimentary beds have bulged and where rising [oil](/source/oil) or [natural gas](/source/natural_gas) has accumulated, are also called ''kuppen''. == References == {{Reflist}} Category:Landforms --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kuppe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuppe) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuppe?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.