Franken
Franken is a village in Bad Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel, Bavaria and has about 126 residents. Franken is situated nearby to the village Birk, as well as near the hamlet Grub.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buchberg and St. James (Weißenstadt).
Buchberg
Peak
The Buchberg is a 674-metre-high mountain in the Bavarian Fichtel Mountains. The mountain, which is formed from porphyritic granite, lies south of the village of Reicholdsgrün, in the borough of Kirchenlamitz in the district of Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge. Buchberg is situated 3 km north of Franken.
St. James (Weißenstadt)
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birk and Fichtenhammer.
Franken
- Type: Village with 126 residents
- Description: village in Upper Franconia, district of Bad Weißenstadt
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Bad Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.08992° or 50° 5′ 24″ north
Longitude
11.92274° or 11° 55′ 22″ east
Population
126
Elevation
602 metres (1,975 feet)
Open location code
9F2H3WQF+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Franken” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Reiterhof Finkenmühle and Thußfall (Eger).
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