Swabian-Franconian Forest

Swabian-Franconian Forest

The natural region major unit of the Swabian-Franconian Forest

Highest point
Peak Hohe Brach
Elevation 586.4 m (1,924 ft)
Dimensions
Area 1,187 km2 (458 sq mi)
Geography
State Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Range coordinates 49°02′N 9°33′E / 49.04°N 9.55°E / 49.04; 9.55Coordinates: 49°02′N 9°33′E / 49.04°N 9.55°E / 49.04; 9.55
Parent range Swabian Keuper-Lias Land
Lake Bleichsee near Löwenstein

The Swabian-Franconian Forest (German: Schwäbisch-Fränkischen Waldberge, also Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald) is an mainly forested, deeply incised upland region, 1,187 km² in area and up to 586.4 m above sea level (NHN),[1] in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg. It forms natural region major unit number 108 within the Swabian Keuper-Lias Land (major unit group 10 or D58). Its name is derived from the fact that, in medieval times, the border between the duchies of Franconia and Swabia ran through this forested region. In addition, the Swabian dialect in the south transitions to the East Franconian dialect in the north here.

Hill ranges and hills

The Swabian-Franconian Forest is divided clockwise (beginning roughly in the north) into the Waldenburg Hills, Mainhardt Forest, Limpurg and Ellwangen Hills, Virngrund, Murrhardt Forest, Löwenstein Hills, Heilbronn Hills and Sulm Plateau; in addition the valley of Weinsberger Tal, which lies between the last two uplands, is part of the region

The highest point of the Swabian-Franconian Forest is the Hohe Brach (586.4 m). Other high hills include the Hagberg (585.2 m), Hornberg (580.0 m), Hohenstein (572 m), Hohenberg (568.9 m), Hohentannen (565.4 m), Altenberg (564.7 m), Stocksberg (538.9 m), Flinsberg (534.8 m), Juxkopf (533.1 m) and Steinknickle (524.9 m).

Literature

References

  1. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
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