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Pfaffengrund

Sub-zone

Pfaffengrund is a named sub-zone of Pfalz in Germany. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 2.9 km south of Lachen-Speyerdorf and 8 km south-east 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
34
Extent N–S × E–W
4.82 × 7.64 km
Centre
49.3088° N, 8.2215° E
Region
Pfalz
Bereich
Ber. Mittelhaardt/Dt. Weinstraße

Where it is

Nearest town
2.9 km south of Lachen-Speyerdorf
Nearest city
8 km south-east of Neustadt an der Weinstraße 53,984 people
To the sea
391 km

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

Terrain

Elevation
112–149 m
Mean elevation
132 m
Mean slope
1.1° (2 %)
Steepest tenth
above 2°
Faces
several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 72,034 elevation cells of about 12 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 Pfaffengrund · 9

Sources

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

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