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Hochmeß

Hochmeß is a named sub-zone of Pfalz in Germany. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies next to Bad Dürkheim and 13 km north of Neustadt an der Weinstraße.

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The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Großlage

Within

Pfalz

Separate plots

6

Extent N–S × E–W

1.94 × 1.33 km

Centre

49.4685° N, 8.1726° E

Region

Pfalz

Bereich

Ber. Mittelhaardt/Dt. Weinstraße

Where it is

Nearest town

next to Bad Dürkheim

Nearest city

13 km north of Neustadt an der Weinstraße 53,984 people

To the sea

377 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

114–190 m

Mean elevation

150 m

Mean slope

5.6° (10 %)

Steepest tenth

above 11°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 27,745 elevation cells of about 6 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments53%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks32%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)15%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Inside Hochmeß · 4

• HochbennVineyard site
• MichelsbergVineyard site
• RittergartenVineyard site
• SpielbergVineyard site

Sources

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbergslagen (dl-de/by-2-0)

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