Hochwald
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Hochwald may refer to:
- Hochwald, SwitzerlandHochwald, SwitzerlandHochwald is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Hochwald means "high forest".-Geography:Hochwald has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.8% is forested...
, district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn - Hochwald (mountain)Hochwald (mountain)Hochwald is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
, Saxony, southeastern Germany - Hochwald, a peak in the HunsrückHunsrückThe Hunsrück is a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the river valleys of the Moselle , the Nahe , and the Rhine . The Hunsrück is continued by the Taunus mountains on the eastern side of the Rhine. In the north behind the Moselle it is continued by the Eifel...
in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany - Hochwald, a part of the town of WaldbrölWaldbrölWaldbröl is a town is in the southern part of the Oberbergischer Kreis , in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geographical location:The city lies on the slopes of the Nutscheid and is part of the Naturpark Bergisches Land...
in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - HukvaldyHukvaldyHukvaldy is a village in the Czech Republic, in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Population: 1,900. It lies 150m below the ruins of the third largest castle in the Czech Republic, Hukvaldy Castle , and is the birthplace of the composer Leoš Janáček and palaeontologist Ferdinand Stoliczka.The castle...
, a village in the Czech Republic, known as Hochwald in German - Ouvrage HochwaldOuvrage HochwaldOuvrage Hochwald is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, one of the largest fortifications in the Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Haguenau in the community of Drachenbronn-Birlenbach in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France, it was designed to protect the northern Vosges region of...
, a fortification on the Maginot Line in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France - A forested ridge west of the German town of XantenXantenXanten is a historic town in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany, located in the district of Wesel.Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park or archaeological open air museum , its medieval picturesque city centre with Xanten Cathedral and many museums, its large man-made lake for...
and the place of Operation BlockbusterOperation BlockbusterOperation Blockbuster was the completion of the larger Operation Veritable by the Canadian 1st Army, reinforced by the British XXX Corps. It took place in late February and early March, 1945...
See also
- High forest (woodland)High forest (woodland)High forest is a term for a woodland or forest with a well-developed natural structure. It is used in both ecology and woodland management, particularly in contrast with even-aged woodland types such as coppice and planted woodland....
(German means "high forest")