Franconian Forest
The Franconian Forest[1] (German: Frankenwald , ⓘ), is a mid-altitude mountain range in Northern Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the district of Upper Franconia (Oberfranken) and forms the geological connection between the Fichtel Mountains and the Thuringian Forest. It is a broad well-wooded plateau, running for about 45 kilometres (28 mi) in a northwesterly direction, descending gently on the north and eastern sides towards the Saale river, but more precipitously to the Bavarian plain in the west, and attaining its highest elevation in the Döbraberg near Schwarzenbach am Wald (794 metres). Along the centre lies the watershed between the basins of the Main and the Saale, belonging to the systems of the Rhine and Elbe respectively.[2]
References
- ^ Franconian Forest at www.britannica.com. Accessed on 1 Apr 11.
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Frankenwald". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 17. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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