The Großer Auersberg is a mountain, , in the Bavarian part of the Rhön mountains. It is located in an

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, 4.68

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in area, in the county of

Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is one of the health resorts, which bec ...

, three kilometres southwest of the village centre of

Wildflecken Wildflecken is a municipality in the Bad Kissingen district, at the border of northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse. In 2005, its population was 3,285; the postal code is 97772 (US Forces used APO NY 09026 until July 15, 1991, when APO/FPO/ ...

. The Großer Auersberg is covered by dense

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and lies within the

Wildflecken Training Area Wildflecken Training Area (german: Truppenübungsplatz Wildflecken) is a military training area near Wildflecken in the High Rhön mountains in Germany. It covers an area of over 7,000 hectares. It was established in 1938 by the German Wehrmacht ...

, established in 1938. The entire terrain is a

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, which civilians may not enter. A good two kilometres to the west-southwest rises the slightly less high

Kleiner Auersberg The Kleiner Auersberg is a mountain, , in the Bavarian part of the Rhön mountains. It is situated five kilometres southwest of the centre of Wildflecken in the county of Bad Kissingen on the watershed between the Sinn and Kleiner Sinn. The Kl ...

. Neither should be confused with the

Auersberg Auersberg is a mountain in the Ore Mountains in Saxony, southeastern Germany. Auersberg is a 1018.2 m above sea level. It is located in the district of Wildenthal not far from the Czech border southeast of Eibenstock and northwest of Johanngeo ...

near Hilders in the

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part of the Rhön.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Auersberg, Grosser Mountains under 1000 metres Mountains of Bavaria Mountains and hills of the Rhön Bad Kissingen (district) Wildflecken Training Area

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