Franconia
Upper Franconia
Bayreuth

White Main Spring

The White Main Spring is the source of the White Main river, the right-hand and northern headstream of the , a major tributary of the Rhine in .
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  • Type: Spring
  • Description: spring in Germany
  • Also known as: “Fürstenbrunnen” and “Weißmainquelle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ochsenkopf and Weißmainfelsen.

Peak
Photo: Chianti, FAL.
The is the second-highest mountain in the with a height of 1,024 metres. On its summit is an observation tower and a transmission tower for VHF and TV programmes by Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Photo: Chianti, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Regerman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fröbershammer and Grassemann.

Hamlet
Photo: Lucorient, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of White Main Spring.

Village
Photo: PeterBraun74, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of White Main Spring.

Village
Photo: G. Zapf, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of White Main Spring.

White Main Spring

Latitude
50.02987° or 50° 1′ 48″ north
Longitude
11.82367° or 11° 49′ 25″ east
Elevation
887 metres (2,910 feet)
Open location code
9F2H2RHF+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 766571690
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­spring_box
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­spring
Geo­Names ID
11592938
Wiki­data ID
Q2557281
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“White Main Spring” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Aragonese: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Arpitan: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Asturian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Basque: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Bavarian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Breton: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Catalan: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Chinese: “白美因泉”
  • Corsican: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Croatian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Czech: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Danish: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Dutch: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Esperanto: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Estonian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Finnish: “Weißmainquelle”
  • French: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Friulian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Galician: “Weißmainquelle”
  • German: “Mainquelle”
  • German: “Weissmainquelle”
  • German: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Hungarian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Icelandic: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Ido: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Indonesian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Interlingua: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Interlingue: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Irish: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Italian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Kongo: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Ligurian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Limburgan: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Low German: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Luxembourgish: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Malagasy: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Malay: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Minangkabau: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Narom: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Neapolitan: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Weißmainquelle”
  • Picard: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Piemontese: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Polish: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Portuguese: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Romanian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Romansh: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Sardinian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Scots: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Serbian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Sicilian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Slovak: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Slovenian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Spanish: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Swahili: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Swedish: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Swiss German: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Venetian: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Vietnamese: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Vlaams: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Volapük: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Walloon: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Welsh: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Wolof: “Weißmainquelle”
  • Zulu: “Weißmainquelle”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fleckl and Grünstein.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marienbrunnen and Weißmainfels.

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