# Rammert

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The **Rammert** is a forested hill range, up to , in the [Keuper Uplands](/source/Keuper_Uplands) of central [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg), which belongs to the natural region major unit of Schönbuch and Glemswald in the [Swabian Keuper-Lias Land](/source/Swabian_Keuper-Lias_Land). It continues the [Schönbuch](/source/Sch%C3%B6nbuch) to the southwest and is separated from it by the Tübingen Bay (*Tübinger Stufenrandbucht*) at the [Neckar](/source/Neckar) near [Tübingen](/source/T%C3%BCbingen).[1][2][3] The majority of the ridge lies in the county of [Tübingen](/source/Landkreis_T%C3%BCbingen), with small elements in the county of [Zollernalbkreis](/source/Zollernalbkreis).

## Geography

The Rammert extends for 18 kilometres from [Rangendingen](/source/Rangendingen) in the southwest to [Tübingen](/source/T%C3%BCbingen) in the northeast and is 7 kilometres across at its widest point between [Rottenburg am Neckar](/source/Rottenburg_am_Neckar) and [Ofterdingen](/source/Ofterdingen). In the north it is bounded by the [Neckar](/source/Neckar) valley, in the southeast by the [Steinlach](/source/Steinlach) valley and in the southwest by the [water gap](/source/Water_gap) of the [Starzel](/source/Starzel_(Neckar)). In the northeast it peters out to a point, which gives it a roughly triangular shape.

Its highest point is the Hohwacht at which rises between Rangendingen and [Bodelshausen](/source/Bodelshausen), followed by Langen First near [Hirrlingen](/source/Hirrlingen) at 558 m and the 556 m-high Lausbühl not far from the Schadenweiler Hof near Rottenburg.

The valleys of the Vorbach, [Katzenbach](/source/Katzenbach_(Neckar)) and Krebsbach streams, which head northwards or northeastwards, divide the Rammert sharply. As part of the [South German Scarplands](/source/South_German_Scarplands) the Rammert tilts slightly towards the southeast and forms a striking ledge, about 100 to 150 metres high on the rim of the Neckar valley.

The [Weilerburg](/source/Weilerburg_(Rottenburg)) (555 m) which lies in front of the Rammert to the north is an [outlier](/source/Outlier_(geology)) of it. The southeastern slopes on the opposite side are gentler. There the Rammert transitions gradually into the rocks of the [Black](/source/Black_Jurassic) and [Brown Jurassic](/source/Brown_Jurassic) rocks of the Jura Foreland.

The Rammert predominantly [forested](/source/Forest) because of its sandy and clayey soils that are unfavourable for [farming](/source/Farming). Its forests are intensively used for [forestry](/source/Forestry). The main tree species are [beech](/source/Beech), [spruce](/source/Spruce), [scots pine](/source/Scots_pine), and [oak](/source/Oak). Extensive [wetlands](/source/Wetland) only cover parts of the valleys.

## References

1. Emil Meynen, Josef Schmithüsen: *[Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands](/source/Handbuch_der_naturr%C3%A4umlichen_Gliederung_Deutschlands).* Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Remagen/Bad Godesberg, 1953–1962 (9 issues in 8 books, updated (1960) 1:1,000,000 map with major units).

1. Friedrich Huttenlocher: *Geographische Landesaufnahme: [Die naturräumlichen Einheiten auf Blatt 178](/source/Handbuch_der_naturr%C3%A4umlichen_Gliederung_Deutschlands#Einzelblätter) Sigmaringen.* Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Bad Godesberg 1959. → [Online map](http://geographie.giersbeck.de/karten/110.pdf) (pdf, 6.1 MB)

1. The Rammert is unit number 104.11, the Bay is 104.10.

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