Schafberg

Schafberg is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Pfalz in Germany, covering 34.8 ha in Großniedesheim. It makes up 1.1% of the Großlage Schwarzerde. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 6 km north-west of Frankenthal and 7 km south-west of Worms.

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

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Pfalz

Area

34.8 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.53 × 1.17 km

Centre

49.5773° N, 8.3041° E

Region

Pfalz

Bereich

Ber. Mittelhaardt/Dt. Weinstraße

Großlage

Schwarzerde

Where it is

Nearest town

6 km north-west of Frankenthal

Nearest city

7 km south-west of Worms 81,099 people

To the sea

376 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

100–116 m

Mean elevation

109 m

Mean slope

1.8° (3 %)

Steepest tenth

above 3°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 36,508 elevation cells of about 3 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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks93%

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

Gemarkungen · 1

• Großniedesheim

Sources

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