Data Source: Copernicus DEM Data
Tools: Python (data processing), JavaScript (rendering map)
Heavily misleading. Even the absolutely flat parts look hilly and the hilly center looks more mountainous than the Alps and Black Forest.
I can’t even tell where there are mountains
I visited southwestern Germany. I saw a vineyard on a hill so steep that workers had to wear a strap to tend to the plants.
This doesn’t feel right at all on a glance.
It makes it seem like there would be a mountain or something higher in the south of Hamburg or north of the Elbmündung (Elbe ist the river at the top, Hamburg is more or less at the end of what is shown as river)
In the south of Hamburg, there is the “Harburger Berge” with the highest point being 116m.. that sort of does line up with the highest point in Schleswig Holstein (the dark bit closest to the top) at 168 meters.
So, comparing specific points doesn’t seem off, so it’s maybe something with the contrast?
For me the craziest geographic feature is the Upper Rhine Plain. Due to tectonic shifts you basically got a mountain range that got cut in half and moved away from one another.
I like the general style! But I am a bit confused why the north looks mountainous. Northern Germany is flat like a pancake. You also can’t really see the mountain ranges in the middle of Germany like the Harz, and the Alps don’t really look much higher than the middle of Germany even though the difference is massive in real life. I think there is probably something off with the scaling.
Well look at that, it’s actually possible to post a map here without including other countries.
Can we have that please in high res?
Fun fact The coldest parts of Germany besides the polish border are in the south due to the mountains and continental climate. The more north you get the warmer it is. The danish – German coast is USDA zone 8B, same as the Carolinas. While parts of Bavaria is zone 7A which is colder than NYC in winter. The Gulf Stream and oceanic influences is very pronounced in Germany.
I wish Germany was bigger. Such an amazing country.
![[OC] Germany Terrain Map](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1753727234_xff3ed3f4mff1-1920x1024.jpeg)
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Data Source: Copernicus DEM Data
Tools: Python (data processing), JavaScript (rendering map)
Heavily misleading. Even the absolutely flat parts look hilly and the hilly center looks more mountainous than the Alps and Black Forest.
I can’t even tell where there are mountains
I visited southwestern Germany. I saw a vineyard on a hill so steep that workers had to wear a strap to tend to the plants.
This doesn’t feel right at all on a glance.
It makes it seem like there would be a mountain or something higher in the south of Hamburg or north of the Elbmündung (Elbe ist the river at the top, Hamburg is more or less at the end of what is shown as river)
In the south of Hamburg, there is the “Harburger Berge” with the highest point being 116m.. that sort of does line up with the highest point in Schleswig Holstein (the dark bit closest to the top) at 168 meters.
So, comparing specific points doesn’t seem off, so it’s maybe something with the contrast?
For me the craziest geographic feature is the Upper Rhine Plain. Due to tectonic shifts you basically got a mountain range that got cut in half and moved away from one another.
I like the general style! But I am a bit confused why the north looks mountainous. Northern Germany is flat like a pancake. You also can’t really see the mountain ranges in the middle of Germany like the Harz, and the Alps don’t really look much higher than the middle of Germany even though the difference is massive in real life. I think there is probably something off with the scaling.
Well look at that, it’s actually possible to post a map here without including other countries.
Can we have that please in high res?
Fun fact The coldest parts of Germany besides the polish border are in the south due to the mountains and continental climate. The more north you get the warmer it is. The danish – German coast is USDA zone 8B, same as the Carolinas. While parts of Bavaria is zone 7A which is colder than NYC in winter. The Gulf Stream and oceanic influences is very pronounced in Germany.
I wish Germany was bigger. Such an amazing country.
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