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Franconian Heights
(Frankenhöhe)
Typical landscape of the Franconian Heights: Virnsberg Castle on its eponymous hill
Highest point
PeakHornberg
Elevation554 m above NN
Dimensions
Area653.3 km2 (252.2 sq mi)
Geography
StateBavaria, Baden-Württemberg
Range coordinates49°22′57″N 10°24′42″E / 49.3825°N 10.4117°E / 49.3825; 10.4117
Parent rangeFranconian Keuper-Lias Land/Keuper Uplands
Geology
Type of rockKeuper

The Franconian Heights[1][2] (German: Frankenhöhe) are a hill ridge, up to 554 m above sea level (NN), in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in South Germany.

  1. ^ The Franconian Heights Nature Park: a stone's throw from Nuremberg and blessed by the sun at www.germany.travel. Retrieved 17 July 2016
  2. ^ Bavarian State Chancellery, Information about Bavaria, 1981, p. 11.

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