The Nahe valley
The river bends through a deep valley, and the town lines both banks in a thin continuous strip, giving the map a strong, flowing diagonal from one edge to the other.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Germany
Idar-Oberstein — Idar-Oberstein Map Poster & Print
49.7144° N / 7.3078° E
A long, narrow town threaded through the steep Nahe valley, its streets squeezed between wooded slopes and river
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Idar-Oberstein Map Poster & Print
Idar-Oberstein stretches along the valley of the Nahe in the Hunsrück uplands of Rhineland-Palatinate, and its map looks more like a ribbon than a circle. The town follows the river for several kilometres, with steep, forested hillsides pressing in from both sides. Side valleys, including that of the Idarbach, branch off to the north and carry their own lines of houses and roads.
The present town was formed in 1933 by joining Idar and Oberstein, along with neighbouring communities, which explains its elongated shape and its several distinct centres. In the middle of town the main road runs directly above the Nahe for a stretch, so the river partly disappears from view at street level, a detail that makes the valley floor look unusually crowded on the map.
Idar-Oberstein is known across Europe as a centre of gemstone and agate cutting, a craft rooted in local deposits and later sustained by imported stones. Above Oberstein, the Felsenkirche, a church built into a rock face, overlooks the valley. An Idar-Oberstein map poster records how a town of stone-cutters fitted itself into a narrow, winding river valley.
- Incolae
- 29,158
- Coordinatae
- 49.7144° N / 7.3078° E
- Altitudo
- 288 m
- Zona horaria
- Berlin
- Regio
- Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Road above the river
In the centre, the main road is built over the Nahe for a section of its course, so the river line vanishes beneath traffic, an unusual feature in any German town plan.
Branching side valleys
Tributary valleys such as the Idarbach open off the main valley, each carrying a finger of streets uphill and giving the town its branching, tree-like outline.
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Idar-Oberstein: partem tuam in forma pone
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Cur Idar-Oberstein
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The narrow valley shape makes Idar-Oberstein a distinctive map to frame, and it carries meaning for people with ties to the gemstone trade, the Hunsrück or the soldiers and families who have lived nearby. It reads as both a place portrait and a study of landscape.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line with a name or a date, and choose Classic black and white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The $9 digital files include six sizes as 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF, without a watermark. Printed and framed posters are also available.
Eme tabulam Idar-ObersteinQuid in fasciculis HD insit300 DPISine signo aquaticoPNG + PDF
| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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Idar-Oberstein Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Quomodo tabulam Idar-Oberstein emere possum?
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In charta opaca praestanti 200 gsm typis imprimitur, una ex sex magnitudinibus, a 30 × 40 cm usque ad 24 × 36″. Tabulae typis impressae incipiunt a $39, missione inclusa.
Possumne tabulam Idar-Oberstein compagine inclusam emere?
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Quantum temporis missio sumit, et quanti constat?
Missio gratuita est in plus quam 60 terras. Quodque poster ab proximo ex sociis nostris typographicis in plus quam 30 terris imprimitur et plerumque intra 3–7 dies negotiales advenit. Statum et vestigium sub «Mea mandata» sequi potes. Quaedam terrae 2–5 hebdomades requirunt, et ubi nondum mittimus, situs te ante solutionem monet.
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Mitte nobis imaginem intra 14 dies post missionem acceptam, et eam gratis iterum imprimemus vel pecuniam tibi reddemus.
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