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Krötenbrunnen

Sub-zone

Krötenbrunnen is a named sub-zone of Rheinhessen in Germany. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 5.8 km south-west of Nierstein and 18 km south of Mainz.

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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
Rheinhessen
Separate plots
47
Extent N–S × E–W
14.28 × 11.57 km
Centre
49.8205° N, 8.3112° E
Region
Rheinhessen
Bereich
Bereich Nierstein

Where it is

Nearest town
5.8 km south-west of Nierstein
Nearest city
18 km south of Mainz 222,889 people
To the sea
360 km
Rivers nearby
Rhine (6.3 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
83–232 m
Mean elevation
138 m
Mean slope
1.8° (3 %)
Steepest tenth
above 4°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 68,564 elevation cells of about 25 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

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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

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

Inside Krötenbrunnen · 24

Wineries · 8

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Sources

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

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