Franconian Forest
The Franconian Forest, is a mid-altitude mountain range in Northern Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the district of Upper Franconia and forms the geological connection between the Fichtel Mountains and the Thuringian Forest.- Mountain rising to 715 metres (2,346 feet)
- …is also known as “Frankenwald”
- Description: mid-altitude mountain range in Northern Bavaria and Thuringia, Germany
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burgstall Hohenrod and Schneidberg.
Alexander-von-Humboldt-Höhle
Cave
Alexander-von-Humboldt-Höhle is a cave, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Franconian Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sorg (Schwarzenbach am Wald) and Schnaid.
Schnaid
Village
Schnaid is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Franconian Forest.
Wolfersgrün
Village
Wolfersgrün is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Franconian Forest.
Franconian Forest
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Latitude
50.30595° or 50° 18′ 21″ north
Longitude
11.57675° or 11° 34′ 36″ east
Open location code
9F2H8H4G+9P
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Venetian—“Franconian Forest” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Franknwoid”
- Bulgarian: “Франконска гора”
- Cebuano: “Frankenwald”
- Chinese: “弗兰肯林山”
- Chinese: “弗兰肯森林”
- Chinese: “弗蘭肯林山”
- Chinese: “法兰克森林”
- Czech: “Francký les”
- Czech: “Franský les”
- Danish: “Frankenwald”
- Dutch: “Frankenwald”
- Esperanto: “Frankonia Arbaro”
- Estonian: “Frangi mets”
- French: “Forêt de Franconie”
- German: “Frankenwald”
- Hausa: “Dajin Franconian”
- Hebrew: “יער פרנקוניה”
- Hungarian: “Frank-erdő”
- Italian: “Frankenwald”
- Japanese: “フランケンヴァルト”
- Ladin: “Frankenwald”
- Macedonian: “Франконска Шума”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Frankenwald”
- Persian: “جنگل فرانکن”
- Polish: “Las Frankoński”
- Romanian: “Frankenwald”
- Russian: “Франконский Лес”
- Slovak: “Franský les”
- Slovenian: “Frankovski gozd”
- Spanish: “Selva de Franconia”
- Swedish: “Frankenwald”
- Ukrainian: “Франконський ліс”
- Venetian: “Frankenwald”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thiemitzwald and Lamitzwald.
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