Editing Franconia (section)

=== Hills, mountains and plains ===
Several [[Central Upland]] ranges dominate the Franconian countryside. In the southeast, Franconia is shielded from the rest of Bavaria by the [[Franconian Jura]]. In the east, the [[Fichtel Mountains]] form the border; in the north are [[Franconian Forest]], the [[Thuringian Forest]], the [[Rhön Mountains]] and the [[Spessart]] form a kind of natural barrier. To the west are the [[Franconian Heights]] and the [[Swabian-Franconian Forest]]. In the Franconian part of South Hesse is the [[Odenwald]]. Parts of the southern [[Thuringian Forest]] border on Franconia. The most important hill ranges in the interior of the region are the [[Steigerwald]] and the Franconian Jura with their sub-ranges of [[Hahnenkamm (Altmühltal)|Hahnenkamm]] and [[Franconian Switzerland]]. The highest mountain in Franconia is the [[Schneeberg (Fichtel Mountains)|Schneeberg]] in the Fichtel Mountains which is {{Höhe|1051|DE-NHN|link=true}}.<ref name="geoquelle" /> Other well-known mountains include the [[Ochsenkopf (Fichtel Mountains)|Ochsenkopf]] (1,024m<ref name="geoquelle">Source: the [[BfN]] map</ref>), the [[Kreuzberg (Rhön)|Kreuzberg]] (927.8m<ref name="geoquelle" />) and the [[Hesselberg]] (689.4m<ref name="geoquelle" />). The [[inliers and outliers (geology)|outliers]] of the region include the Hesselberg and the [[Gleichberge]]. The lowest point in Franconia is the water level of the river Main in [[Kahl am Main|Kahl]] which lies at a height of 100 metres above sea level.

In addition to the hill and mountain ranges, there are also several very level areas, including the [[Middle Franconian Basin]] and the [[Hohenlohe Plain]]. In the south of Franconia are smaller parts of the flat [[Nördlinger Ries]], one of the best preserved impact craters on earth.