Wichsenstein
Sign in to saveWichsenstein is a village in the municipality of Gößweinstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in Germany.
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- Population
- 191
- Elevation
- 548
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- Wichsenstein Luftaufnahme-20210703-RM-170239.jpg
- Dialing code
- 09197
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- Wichsenstein
- postal code
- 91327
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Wichsenstein is a village in the municipality of Gößweinstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in Germany.
== Geography == Wichsenstein lies high up in the hills of Franconian Switzerland between the city of Nuremberg and the towns of Forchheim and Bayreuth about six kilometres southwest of Gößweinstein and fourteen kilometres east of Forchheim. The Wichsenstein Rock (Wichsensteiner Fels) towers over the centre of the village. It may be climbed using steps and, at a height of , offers panoramic views over Franconian Switzerland.
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Forchheim District
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Bavaria
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village
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Nuremberg
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federated state of Germany
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Bayreuth
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district of Germany
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Upper Franconia
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Forchheim
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Pretzfeld
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Gößweinstein
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market town
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