One of the four hills in Rhenish Hesse, the Petersberg
The Rhenish-Hessian Hills (German: Rheinhessisches Hügelland), also called the "Land of the Thousand Hills" (Land der 1000 Hügel), refers to that part of Rhenish Hesse within the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the counties of Alzey-Worms and Mainz-Bingen, and covers the same area as the natural region known as the Rhenish Hesse Tableland and Hill Country (Rheinhessisches Tafel- und Hügelland). It covers an area of around 1,400 km2.
Hills
The hills and spurs of the Rhenish-Hessian Hills include – with heights in metres (m) above sea level (NHN):[1]
Kappelberg (357.6 m), in the Vorholz woodlands between Bechenheim, Orbis and Oberwiesen near the border with the Palatinate
Teufelsrutsch (ca. 260 m), southwest of Wendelsheim, west of Nack
Mainzer Berg (249.1 m), southeast of Ingelheim am Rhein and east-northeast of Großwinternheim
Auf der Muhl (247.5 m), zwischen Mainz-Ebersheim, Nieder-Olm and Zornheim
Westerberg (247.5 m) with Ingelheim's Bismarck Tower on the Waldeck (ca. 212 m), near Ingelheim am Rhein
Petersberg (245.6 m), between Gau-Odernheim and Bechtolsheim
Rochusberg (244.9 m), between Bingen am Rhein and Büdesheim, with the Rochuskapelle and Emperor Frederick Tower (ca. 242 m) and Scharlachkopf (226.9 m)
Mühlberg (242.9 m), between Mainz-Ebersheim and Nieder-Olm
Rabenkopf (Rhenish Hesse) (200.4 m), near Wackernheim
Selzer Berg (237.1 m), between Selzen and Sörgenloch
Lerchenberg (max. 233,8 m), east-northeastern flank of the Mainzer Berg in Mainz with ZDF transmitter (ca. 205 m)