| Franconian Heights (Frankenhöhe) | |
|---|---|
 Typical landscape of the Franconian Heights: Virnsberg Castle on its eponymous hill | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Hornberg |
| Elevation | 554 m above NN |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 653.3 km2 (252.2 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
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| State | Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg |
| Range coordinates | 49°22′57″N 10°24′42″E / 49.3825°N 10.4117°E |
| Parent range | Franconian Keuper-Lias Land/Keuper Uplands |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Keuper |
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.
- ^ The Franconian Heights Nature Park: a stone's throw from Nuremberg and blessed by the sun at www.germany.travel. Retrieved 17 July 2016
- ^ Bavarian State Chancellery, Information about Bavaria, 1981, p. 11.