The Großer Auersberg is a mountain, , in the Bavarian part of the
Rhön mountains. It is located in an
unparished area
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, 4.68
km²
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1 km2 is equal to:
* 1,000,000 squar ...
in area, in the county of
Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen () is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and County town, seat of the Bad Kissingen (district), district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale, Franconia ...
, 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 2022, its population was 2,935; the postal code is 97772 (US Forces used APO NY 09026 until July 15, 1991, when APO/FPO/DPO ...
. The Großer Auersberg is covered by dense
deciduous forest
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and lies within the
Wildflecken Training Area, established in 1938. The entire terrain is a
military out-of-bounds area, which civilians may not enter. A good two kilometres to the west-southwest rises the slightly less high
Kleiner Auersberg. Neither should be confused with the
Auersberg
Auersberg is a mountain in the Ore Mountains in Saxony, southeastern Germany. Auersberg is above sea level. It is located in the district of Wildenthal not far from the Czech border southeast of Eibenstock and northwest of Johanngeorgensta ...
near Hilders in the
Hessian part of the Rhön.
See also
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List of mountains and hills of the Rhön
This is a list of mountains and hills of the Rhön, a low mountain range in the Central Uplands of Germany that straddles the three federal states of Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia. This list includes summits within the Rhön Mountains and its foo ...
References
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Mountains under 1000 metres
Mountains of Bavaria
Mountains and hills of the Rhön
Bad Kissingen (district)
Wildflecken Training Area