Salzloch – Southern Spring of the Franconian Saale

One of the two source rivers of the Franconian Saale is the Saalbrunnen, which rises between Alsleben and Gompertshausen. The Salzloch near the Heckenmühle near Obereßfeld is the second source river. The Salzloch and Saalbrunnen join near Untereßfeld to form the Franconian Saale, which meanders 135 km through Bad Königshofen, Bad Neustadt, and Bad Kissingen to Gemünden. There, the Franconian Saale flows into the Main River.
There are several Saale rivers in the German-speaking region. "Sala" and "Salu" first appear in a charter book of the Fulda Monastery in 777. The first mill on the young Saale was the Heckenmühle, located just a few meters from its source and mentioned as early as 1317. Near Alsleben, the first mill on the Saale was the Apothekersmühle (pharmacist's mill) or the Alslebener Gemeindemühle (municipal mill).
Source: grabfeld-grenzenlos.de/fraenkische-saale

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: dewiki.de/Lexikon/Fr%C3%A4nkische_Saale

The Salzloch is the southern source of the Franconian Saale. The spring is enclosed and the area at the spring is beautifully laid out and invites you to linger.