The Franconian Jura (German: Fränkische Alb[ˈfʁɛŋkɪʃəˈʔalp]ⓘ, Fränkischer Jura, Frankenalb or Frankenjura) is an upland in Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. Located between two rivers, the Danube in the south and the Main in the north, its peaks reach elevations of up to 600 metres (2,000 ft) and it has an area of some 7053.8 km2.[1]
Large portions of the Franconian Jura are part of the Altmühl Valley Nature Park. The scenic meanders and gorges formed by the river Altmühl draw tourists to visit the region.
Geologically, the Franconian Jura is the eastern continuation of the Swabian Jura. The mountain chains are separated from each other by the impact crater of the Nördlinger Ries.
Further information: Ottenberg
The northern part of the Franconian Jura is known as Franconian Switzerland (German: Fränkische Schweiz).
Valley in Franconian Switzerland
^Emil Meynen, Josef Schmithüsen: Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands. Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Remagen/Bad Godesberg 1953–1962 (9 editions in 8 volumes, updated map 1:1,000,000 scale with major units, 1960).
The FranconianJura (German: Fränkische Alb [ˈfʁɛŋkɪʃə ˈʔalp] , Fränkischer Jura, Frankenalb or Frankenjura) is an upland in Franconia, Bavaria, Germany...
Czech Republic, and the Bavarian Upper Palatinate. The hills of the FranconianJura in the south mark the border with the Upper Bavarian region (Altbayern)...
states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria (as Klettgau Jura, Baar Jura, and the Swabian and Franconian plateaus). The range is built up vertically while decreasing...
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which reaches 600 metres in height, forms the northern part of the FranconianJura (Frankenjura). Like several other mountainous landscapes in the German-speaking...
Forest in the west, the FranconianJura in the east, the Swabian Jura to the southeast and the northeastern foothills of the Jura to the south. The wooded...
The Swabian Jura (German: Schwäbische Alb [ˈʃvɛːbɪʃə ˈʔalp] , more rarely Schwäbischer Jura [ˈʃvɛːbɪʃɐ ˈjuːʁa] ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in...
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district, FranconianJura Buchberg (607 m), Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district, FranconianJura Schauerberg (601 m), Neumarkt in...
Bavaria), including the Hoher Randen, Baar, the Swabian Jura and the FranconianJura. The Table Jura thus ranges from near the Swiss city of Basel to the...
The Upper Palatinate Jura, also called the Upper Palatine Jura (German: Oberpfalz Jura) is the part of the FranconianJura. The main part is located in...
Jura") – also called Hersbrucker Schweiz ("Hersbruck Switzerland") or Pegnitz-Alb ("Pegnitz Jura") – is the northeastern part of the FranconianJura near...
Upper Franconian: [ba(ː)ˈɾaɪ̯t]; Bareid) is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the FranconianJura and the...
Germania Superior and Raetia, covering the Black Forest, Swabian Jura, and FranconianJura areas between the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, in present southwestern...
Cadolzburg belong to the most important castles of Middle Franconia. The FranconianJura and the northern valley of the River Altmühl are among the scenic attractions...
Palatine Lake District with the Steinberger See Upper Palatine Jura, part of the FranconianJura Steinwald including the Teichelberg and Pechbrunn Waldnaab/Wondreb...
Bavarian Forest, the Vosges, the Eifel, the Jura Mountains, the Swabian Jura, the FranconianJura, the Polish Jura, the Palatinate Forest, the Teutoburg Forest...
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