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HARDT, THE

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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 944 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HARDT, THE , a mountainous See also:district of See also:Germany, in the Bavarian See also:palatinate, forming the See also:northern end of the See also:Vosges range. It is, in the See also:main, an undulating high See also:plateau of See also:sandstone formation, of a mean See also:elevation of 1300 ft., and reaching its highest point in the Donnersberg (22$4 ft.). The eastern slope, which descends gently towards the See also:Rhine, is diversified by deep and well-wooded valleys, such as those of the Lauter and the Queich, and by conical hills surmounted by the ruins of frequent feudal castles and monasteries. Noticeable among these are the Madenburg near Eschbach, the Trifels (See also:long the See also:dungeon of See also:Richard I. of See also:England), and the Maxburg near See also:Neustadt. Three-fifths of the whole See also:area is occupied by forests, principally See also:oak, See also:beech and See also:fir. The See also:lower eastern slope is highly cultivated and produces excellent See also:wine.

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