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Vögelsgärten

Sub-zone

Vögelsgärten is a named sub-zone of Rheinhessen in Germany. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 7.2 km south of Nierstein and 20 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
14
Extent N–S × E–W
4.19 × 1.65 km
Centre
49.8055° N, 8.3346° E
Region
Rheinhessen
Bereich
Bereich Nierstein

Where it is

Nearest town
7.2 km south of Nierstein
Nearest city
20 km south of Mainz 222,889 people
To the sea
362 km
Rivers nearby
Rhine (4.2 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
86–188 m
Mean elevation
139 m
Mean slope
5.9° (10 %)
Steepest tenth
above 11°
Faces
east

Measured over the whole outline on 101,077 elevation cells of about 6 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 Vögelsgärten · 6

Wineries · 1

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Sources

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

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