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Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Trappstadt

Source of the Franconian Saale (Saal Spring)

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Trappstadt

Source of the Franconian Saale (Saal Spring)

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Source of the Franconian Saale (Saal Spring)

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Location: Trappstadt, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Trail to St. Ursula Chapel – View of Grabfeld loop from Bad Königshofen

44.1km

03:30

510m

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2. Bayernturm Observation Tower – Trail to St. Ursula Chapel loop from Zimmerau

37.9km

02:37

390m

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3. Trail to St. Ursula Chapel – Bayernturm Observation Tower loop from Bad Königshofen

38.7km

02:28

310m

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

August 28, 2025

The Franconian Saale originates in the Grabfeld near the Haßberge Mountains, east and southeast of Bad Königshofen, respectively, from two roughly equal, 3.9 km long source streams:

Its right and northern source streams originate from the Saalbrunnen (not to be confused with the Saalbrunnen, also located in Franconia), approximately 1.7 kilometers east of Alsleben, a district of Trappstadt. The spring is located in an open field, less than 500 meters from the Thuringian border, just off the NES 45 district road, which leads to Gompertshausen. The young Franconian Saale rises there at 313 meters above sea level, below the Kapellenberg (390 meters above sea level).
Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A4nkische_Saale

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

August 28, 2025

The first sandstone spring casing from the 1940s was redesigned in 1973 and acquired its current representative appearance in 1985. A bronze plaque by Erich Husemann from Trappstadt has commemorated the importance of the Franconian Saale since 1987. The spring stream flows southwest through Alsleben, where it joins the Fleusengraben, and joins the left source stream north of Bad Königshofen-Untereßfeld.
Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A4nkische_Saale

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Steffi 🙋‍♀️

November 2, 2020

The source of the Saale is always worth a visit!

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Location: Trappstadt, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Source of the Franconian Saale (Saal Spring)

1. Trail to St. Ursula Chapel – View of Grabfeld loop from Bad Königshofen

2. Bayernturm Observation Tower – Trail to St. Ursula Chapel loop from Zimmerau

3. Trail to St. Ursula Chapel – Bayernturm Observation Tower loop from Bad Königshofen

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