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Sources of the Franconian Saale

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Sources of the Franconian Saale

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  • Location: Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    August 11, 2023

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    A few kilometers to the south, near the Heckenmühle near Obereßfeld, Sulzdorf municipality at the Lederhecke, the southern spring stream rises from the Salzloch. This source pours more heavily than …
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    August 11, 2023

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    The Franconian Saale arises in the Grabfeld near the Haßberge, east and south-east of Bad Königshofen from two roughly equal, 3.9 km long source streams:

    Its right and northern source …
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    August 11, 2023

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    The first source made of sandstone from the 1940s was redesigned in 1973 and received its representative appearance today in 1985. A bronze plaque by Erich Husemann from Trappstadt has been pointing out the importance of the Franconian Saale since 1987. The source stream flows in a southwesterly direction through Alsleben, where it joins the Fleusengraben and joins the left source stream north of Bad Königshofen-Untereßfeld.

    Source: dewiki.de/Lexikon/Fr%C3%A4nkische_Saale
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    View of Bad Königshofen – Alsleben Village loop from Trappstadt

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    Location: Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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