Franconia
region in the south of Germany
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Summary
Franconia is a region[1]. Franconia ranks in the top 7% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,457 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bavaria[3], Baden-Württemberg[4], Thuringia[5], Hesse[6]
- Country: Germany[7]
- Flag: flag of Franconia[8]
- Coat of arms: Franconian Rake[9]
- Part of: Bavaria[10], Thuringia[11], Baden-Württemberg[12], Hesse[13]
- Commons category: Franconia[14]
- Patron saint: Saint Kilian[15], Martin of Tours[16]
- Has part(s): Lower Franconia[17], Middle Franconia[18], Upper Franconia[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Franconia[20]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Franconia[21]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[22], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Regesta Imperii[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Topographia Franconiae[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], The American Cyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition[29], Meyer’s Universum, Vierzehnter Band[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of Franconia[31]
- History of topic: history of Franconia[32]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Franconia[33]
- Mastodon instance URL: https://franken.social[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Franconia include Franconian Switzerland[35], a region[36], in Germany[37] and Franconian Heights[38], a mountain range[39], in Germany[40].
Why It Matters
Franconia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Franconia is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Franconia include Franconian Switzerland[35], a region[36], in Germany[37] and Franconian Heights[38], a mountain range[39], in Germany[40].