Franconian Jura
The Franconian Jura is an upland in Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. Located between two rivers, the Danube in the south and the Main in the north, its peaks reach elevations of up to 600 metres and it has an area of some 7053.8 km2.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 546 metres
- Description: mountains in Bavaria, Germany
- Also known as: “Frænkische Alb”, “Franken Alb”, “Frankenjura”, “Frankische Alb”, “Fränkischer Jura”, “Frankiske alper”, “Franský Jura”, “Jura”, “Jura de Franconia”, “Jura Francon”, “Jura Frankońska”, “Франконска Јура”, and “Франконская Юра”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Deusmauer Moor and St. Maria und Margareta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deusmauer and Krondorf.
Franconian Jura
- Categories: non-geologically related mountain range, mountain range, low mountain range, and landform
- Location: Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.25841° or 49° 15′ 30″ north
Longitude
11.60403° or 11° 36′ 15″ east
Elevation
546 metres (1,791 feet)
Open location code
8FXH7J53+9J
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Franconian Jura” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Jura Francón”
- Basque: “Frankoniako Jura”
- Bulgarian: “Франконска Юра”
- Catalan: “Jura de Francònia”
- Cebuano: “Fränkische Alb”
- Chinese: “弗兰肯山”
- Czech: “Franská Alba”
- Danish: “Fränkische Alb”
- Dutch: “Fränkische Alb”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الفرانكونيه جورا”
- Esperanto: “Frankonia Ĵuraso”
- French: “Jura franconien”
- Georgian: “ფრანკონიის ალბი”
- German: “Fränkische Alb”
- Hausa: “Jura na Franconian”
- Hebrew: “פרנקישה אלב”
- Italian: “Giura Francone”
- Japanese: “フレンキシェ・アルプ”
- Ladin: “Fränkische Alb”
- Latin: “Alpes Franconiae”
- Latin: “Iura Franconiana”
- Macedonian: “Франконски Алб”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fränkische Alb”
- Norwegian: “Fränkische Alb”
- Persian: “آلب فرانکن”
- Polish: “Wyżyna Frankońska”
- Romanian: “Fränkische Alb”
- Romanian: “Jura Franconiană”
- Russian: “Франконский Альб”
- Slovak: “Franská Jura”
- Slovenian: “Frankovska Jura”
- Spanish: “Jura Francón”
- Swedish: “Fränkische Alb”
- Ukrainian: “Франконський Альб”
- Venetian: “Giura Francone”
- Vietnamese: “Frankenalb”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dürn and Matzenhof.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ochsenberg and Federhof.
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