The Franconian Alb is a low mountain range in Bavariathat is crescent-shaped between Danube and Obermain extends. The Alb closes on that Nordlinger Ries in the Administrative region of Swabia and continues from there eastward. The Upper Palatinate Part of the Alb is called the Upper Palatinate Jura, the northernmost part that runs through Upper Franconia moves to the Main is Franconian Switzerland.
Regions
- Eichstätter Alb
- Altmuehltal with the Altmuehltal Nature Park.
- Franconian Lake District
- The Cockscomb is bounded to the northeast by the Altmühl and southwest by the Nordlinger Ries.
- Upper Palatinate Jura
- Franconian Switzerland in the triangle Bayreuth, Bamberg and Nuremberg
- The Hersbrucker Alb or Pegnitz-Alb or Hersbrucker Schweiz is the northern part of the Franconian Alb around Hersbruck. It is crossed by the Pegnitz and its tributaries and extends in the northwest to the valley of the Schnaittach.
places
Middle Franconia:
- Altdorf near Nuremberg
- Greding
- Gunzenhausen • at the Altmuehlsee
- Hersbruck
- Pappenheim • in the Altmuehltal
- Treuchtlingen
Upper Bavaria:
- Beilngries • in the Altmuehltal
- Eichstatt • in the Altmuehltal
Other goals
- The 1 Hesselberg
- at Wassertrüdingen with 689.4 m is the highest point in Middle Franconia and the only mountain in Franconia that offers a view of the Alps - Solnhofen, World-class fossil site;
- The 2 Moritzberg is a prominent mountain (603 m above sea level) east of Nuremberg near Leinburg. The Moritzberghütte was built in 1419 as the brother house of the St. Mauritius Chapel, the farmhouse parlor and adjoining room now serve as an inn. The observation tower on the Moritzberg was built in 1913.
Hesselberg from the southwest
Great Brombachsee
background
language
Franconian, Upper Palatinate and Bavarian dialects are spoken from north to south.
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The Franconian Alb is rich in castles and cozy places, beautiful rocks, caves, sinkholes, karst springs and stone channels, deeply cut rivers and streams, dry valleys, dry grass slopes and much more. There are also many different elevations with different rocks.
activities
- There is a wide range on offer Winter sports opportunities from alpine skiing to cross-country skiing to tobogganing and ice skating
kitchen
- 1 Mountain inn Moritzberg, Moritzberg 1, 90552 Röthenbach. Tel.: 49(0)9120 8393.
Franconian cuisine, Sunday is roast day. A very popular destination that can only be reached on foot.Open: Closed on Monday and Tuesday.facebook url used
