Upper Rhine Graben, Hambacher Schloss, Germany
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Upper Rhine Graben, Hambacher Schloss, Germany

by Martin H. Trauth, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

South-facing view along the main normal fault of the Upper Rhine Graben from Hambach Castle near Neustadt / Weinstrasse, Germany. On the right you can see the wooded hills of the Palatinate Forest, which slope down along the North-South oriented fault towards the graben with widely-practiced viticulture. In the background on the left you can see the village of Maikammer.