What is Frankenwald?
[[Image:Doerbraberg-Winter.jpg|thumb|right|The Doerbraberg is the highest [[elevation]] in the region. Its peak is at 794 metres above [[sea leavel]].]] The '''Frankenwald''' (roughly translates to Franconian forest) is a [[mountain range]]. It is in the district of [[Oberfranken]] in [[Bavaria]]. It connects the [[Fichtelgebirge]] to the [[Thuringian forest]]. It is a long [[forest]]ed [[plateau]]. The hills in the plateau form a [[watershed]] between the [[Rhine]] and the [[Elbe]] rivers. It was settled in the [[13th century]]. The main branches of industry were [[porcelain]]-making, [[forestry]], and the production of [[charcoal]]. [[Raft]]s were built to get the [[wood]] into the larger cities, along the [[Main]] river, and the Rhine. First, the people setlted on the plateau. They cut down some forest, and settled in the clearing that was created that way. A well preserved example of such a [[setltlement]] is [[Wilhelmsthal]]. Only at a later date did people settle in the [[valley]]s. In the Frankenwald, the following [[landscape]]s are prevalent: *[[plateau]]x where the forest has been cleared. *forested [[slope]]s *[[grass]]y valleys. {{Commonscat}} {{multistub|Geo|Europe}} [[Category:Geography of Bavaria]] [[Category:Mountain ranges of Germany]]