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THE See also:HARDT , a mountainous See also:district of See also:Germany, in the Bavarian See also:palatinate, forming the See also:northern end of the See also:Vosges range . It is, in the See also:main, an undulating high See also:plateau of See also:sandstone formation, of a mean See also:elevation of 1300 ft., and reaching its highest point in the Donnersberg (22$4 ft.) . The eastern slope, which descends gently towards the See also:Rhine, is diversified by deep and well-wooded valleys, such as those of the Lauter and the Queich, and by conical hills surmounted by the ruins of frequent feudal castles and monasteries . Noticeable among these are the Madenburg near Eschbach, the Trifels (See also:long the See also:dungeon of See also:Richard I. of See also:England), and the Maxburg near See also:Neustadt . Three-fifths of the whole See also:area is occupied by forests, principally See also:oak, See also:beech and See also:fir . The See also:lower eastern slope is highly cultivated and produces excellent See also:wine . |
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