Franconian Saale
The Franconian Saale is a 140 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale, which is a tributary of the Elbe River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Germany
- Also known as: “Frankische Saale” and “Fränkische Saale”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scherenburg Castle and Burgstall Slorburg.
Scherenburg Castle
Castle
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Scherenburg Castle is a ruined hill castle at an elevation of 200 m above sea level which stands on a hillside above the town of Gemünden am Main in the province of Lower Franconia in the German state of Bavaria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gemünden am Main and Langenprozelten.
Gemünden am Main
Town
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Gemünden am Main is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and lies roughly 40 km down the Main from Würzburg. Gemünden has around 10,000 inhabitants.
Langenprozelten
Village
Langenprozelten is an outlying centre of Gemünden am Main in the Main-Spessart district, in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main, 40 km northwest of Würzburg.
Adelsberg
Village
Adelsberg is an outlying centre of Gemünden am Main in the Main-Spessart district, in Bavaria, Germany. It lies roughly 40 km northwest of Würzburg. Adelsberg is situated 4½ km southeast of Franconian Saale.
Franconian Saale
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Franconian Saale” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Franconian Saale”
- Belarusian: “Фрэнкішэ-Зале”
- Catalan: “Fränkische Saale”
- Cebuano: “Fränkische Saale”
- Chinese: “法蘭克尼亞薩勒河”
- Chuvash: “Френкише-Зале”
- Czech: “Francká Sála”
- Czech: “Franská Sála”
- Czech: “Sála”
- Danish: “Frænkische Saale”
- Danish: “Fränkische Saale”
- Dutch: “Fränkische Saale”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر فرانكونيان سال”
- Esperanto: “Fränkische Saale”
- French: “Fränkische Saale”
- French: “Saale franconienne”
- German: “Fränkische Saale”
- Greek: “Φραγκονικός Ζάαλε”
- Hebrew: “הזאלה הפרנקוני”
- Hindi: “फ़्रांकिस्ची साले नदी”
- Italian: “Saale di Franconia”
- Japanese: “フレンキシェ・ザーレ川”
- Japanese: “フレンキッシェ・ザーレ川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fränkische Saale”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fränkische Saale”
- Norwegian: “Fränkische Saale”
- Polish: “Fränkische Saale”
- Polish: “Frankońska Soława”
- Polish: “Soława Frankońska”
- Romanian: “Fränkische Saale”
- Romanian: “Râul Frankische Saale”
- Romanian: “Râul Fränkische Saale”
- Russian: “Франконская Зале”
- Russian: “Френкише-Зале”
- Slovak: “Franská Sála”
- Spanish: “Saale en Franconia”
- Spanish: “Saale Franconio”
- Swedish: “Frankiska Saale”
- Venetian: “Fiume Saale en Franconia”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kleingemünden and Hofstetten.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sinn and Kleingemünden.
Bavaria: Must-Visit Destinations
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