- Frankenwald
The Frankenwald (Franconian Forest) is a mid-altitude
mountain range in NorthernBavaria ,Germany . It is located in the districtOberfranken and forms the geological connection between theFichtelgebirge and theThuringian Forest . It is a broad well-woodedplateau , running for about 45 kilometers (30 miles) in a northwesterly direction, descending gently on the north and eastern sides towards theSaale river, but more precipitously to the Bavarian plain in the west, and attaining its highest elevation in the Döbraberg nearSchwarzenbach am Wald (794 meters). Along the centre lies the watershed between the basins of theMain and the Saale, belonging to the systems of theRhine andElbe respectively.External links
* [http://mein-franken.eu/regions-at-franconia/frankenwald-the-franc-wood.html?L=1 The Frankenwald, described by a native franc resident (in English)]
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