Frauensee

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Frauensee
Coordinates: 50°53′N10°8′E / 50.883°N 10.133°E / 50.883; 10.133 Coordinates: 50°53′N10°8′E / 50.883°N 10.133°E / 50.883; 10.133
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Wartburgkreis
Town Bad Salzungen
Area
  Total19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)
  Total823
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36460
Dialling codes 036963

Frauensee is a village and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since July 2018, it is part of the town Bad Salzungen.

Geography

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View of the Frauensee Forest

The countryside around Frauensee is dominated by the Frauensee Forest (Frauenseer Forst) with its kuppen , hills and high points, including the: Lehnberg (447.7 m above NN), Gertenberg (338 m above NN), Buchenberg (366.4 m above NN), Schälrück (388.1 m above NN) and Langer Rück (373.9 m above NN). The Schafberg (308.2 m above NN) is located right on the edge of Frauensee.

The region is part of the Frauensee Hills (Frauenseer Hügelland) and forms the northern part of the Salzungen Werra Upland. It is located right (north and east) of the Werra roughly in the triangle formed by Bad Salzungen, Philippsthal and Berka. It is part of the East Hesse Highlands [1]

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References

  1. Thüringer Landesvermessungsamt, ed. (1999), "Amtliche topographische Karten Thüringen 1:10.000. Wartburgkreis, LK Gotha, Kreisfreie Stadt Eisenach", CD-ROM Reihe Top10 (in German), Erfurt, vol. CD 2