Franconian Switzerland

town in Landkreis Bayreuth in Germany

Gößweinstein is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. It lies within the region known as Franconian Switzerland.

geographic region

thumb|Osterbrunnen in Heiligenstadt (Upper Franconia)|Heiligenstadt thumb|Osterbrunnen in Teuchatz The Osterbrunnen (Easter Well or Easter Fountain) is a German tradition of decorating public wells or fountains with Easter eggs for Easter. It began in the early 20th century in the Franconian Switzerland region of Upper Franconia but has spread to other regions. The decoration is usually kept from Good Friday until two weeks after Easter.

cave in Germany

Wichsenstein is a village in the municipality of Gößweinstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in Germany.

cultural heritage monument D-4-72-111-22 (0) in Ahorntal, Bavaria

rock castle

plateau in the Franconian Jura in south Germany

Trainmeusel is a village in the Upper Franconian market municipality of Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria.

Tüchersfeld is a church village in the Püttlach valley in Franconian Switzerland and belongs to the town of Pottenstein.