Schmaltzberg

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Located near Bonk, the Schmaltzberg fat mines are an important source of fat for Uberwald, as well as for the rest of the Disc. Presumably, they are the remnants of the Fifth Elephant, one of the world-bearing elephants of Discworld who, sometime in the distant past, was knocked off the shell of A'tuin and went into orbit around the Disc, eventually colliding with it, seeding it with metals and flame broiling existing animals at the time, which over time became the fat deposits.

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On Roundworld, Schmaltz refers to kind of pork, chicken or goose fat often used as a bread spread in German and Polish cuisine. "Schmaltzberg" literally means "Fat Mountain" in German.