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The major (East) Franconian towns in Baden-Württemberg are Schwäbisch Hall on the Kocher — the imperial city declared itself "Swabian" in 1442 — and Crailsheim on the Jagst river. The main towns in Thuringia are Suhl and Meiningen.
Franconia in northern Bavaria comprises no fewer than 15 scenic and holiday regions. Once the centre of the Holy Roman Empire and still Germany's historical heartland, it offers several UNESCO World Heritage sites. Many small Franconian towns have preserved their romantic charm, as if untouched by the passage of time.
The Cities of Franconia. Franconia is a great place for a vacation. There are wide open natural spaces, romantic towns and historical cities, health spas and resorts. Franconia is a region for the active visitor. Physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing are all catered to, as is your interest in experiencing history.
Woodland, basalt knolls, remote plateaus, moorland and friendly villages characterise the Rhön, a volcanic mountain region in the northwest with the Kreuzberg, Franconia’s “Holy Mountain” (complete with monastery including brewery!) Franconia is known for its wines. But there is also the excellent "Snow White" gin. Bamberg on the Pegnitz.
The Main River is the longest river (entirely in Germany) and flows through central Germany in the states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse before joining the Rhine River near Mainz. Due to its navigability, many towns, fortresses and castles were founded along its shores.
The Franconian history of the region south of the Rennsteig had ceased to be taught or was only very sketchily taught in schools since the 1960s. Today, the region's residents identify themselves mainly with Thuringia. This is markedly different from the present situation of Franconia in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
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Hessen. Franconia, one of the five great stem, or Stamm (tribal), duchies—the other four being Saxony, Lotharingia (Lorraine), Swabia, and Bavaria—of early medieval Germany. Today it is divided between Rhenish Franconia, now located in the Länder (states) of Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse, and East Franconia, now in ...
