Germany · g.U. (PDO)
Franken
Wine region
Franken is a wine region in Germany across 141 communes. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
Bavarian region along the Main, known for Silvaner and the flat, round Bocksbeutel bottle.
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Key facts Type g.U. (PDO) Category Liqueur Wine/Partially Fermented Grape Must/Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 392,545 ha registered outline Separate plots 10 Extent N–S × E–W 96.84 × 139.63 km Centre 49.8134° N, 10.2398° E Grapes Accent, Acolon, Albalonga, Allegro, Arnsburger, Auxerrois, Bacchus, Blauburger, Blauer Frühburgunder, Blauer Limberger, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Silvaner, Blauer Spätburgunder, Blauer Trollinger, Blauer Zweigelt, Bolero, Bronner, Cabernet Carbon, Cabernet Carol, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Cubin, Cabernet Dorio, Cabernet Dorsa, Cabernet Mitos, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dakapo, Deckrot, Domina, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Ehrenbreitsteiner, Ehrenfelser, Faberrebe, Findling, Fontanara, Freisamer, Früher Roter Malvasier, Gelber Muskateller, Goldriesling, Grüner Silvaner, Hegel, Helfensteiner, Helios, Heroldrebe, Hibernal, Huxelrebe, Hölder, Johanniter, Juwel, Kanzler, Kerner, Kernling, Mariensteiner, Merlot, Merzling, Monarch, Morio Muskat, Muskat Ottonel, Muskat Trollinger, Müller Thurgau, Müllerrebe, Neronet, Nobling, Optima 113, Orion, Ortega, Osteiner, Palas, Perle, Phoenix, Piroso, Prinzipal, Prior, Regent, Regner, Reichensteiner, Rieslaner, Rondo, Rotberger, Roter Elbling, Roter Muskateller, Roter Traminer, Rubinet, Ruländer, Saint Laurent, Saphira, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe, Schönburger, Siegerrebe, Silcher, Sirius, Solaris, Staufer, Tauberschwarz, Weißer Burgunder, Weißer Elbling, Weißer Gutedel, Weißer Riesling, Würzer Max yield 90 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 5.6 km south of Volkach Nearest city 21 km east of Würzburg 133,731 people To the sea 415 km Rivers nearby Main (2 km) Same latitude Okanagan Valley (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 106–508 m Mean elevation 280 m Measured over the whole outline on 103,253 elevation cells of about 198 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks40% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)35% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)17% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 141 Show all 141 Abtswind Adelshofen Aidhausen Albertshofen Altertheim Alzenau Arnstein Aschaffenburg Aub Bad Windsheim Bamberg Bergrheinfeld Bergtheim Bieberehren Buchbrunn Bürgstadt Castell Dettelbach Dietersheim Dingolshausen Donnersdorf Dorfprozelten Ebelsbach Eibelstadt Eichenbühl Eisenheim Elfershausen Elsenfeld Eltmann Ergersheim Erlabrunn Erlenbach A. Main Erlenbach B. Marktheidenfeld Euerdorf Eußenheim Frankenwinheim Frickenhausen A. Main Fuchsstadt Gemünden A. Main Gerbrunn Gerolzhofen Greußenheim Großheubach Großlangheim Großostheim Großwallstadt Gädheim Gössenheim Güntersleben Hammelburg Hasloch Haßfurt Himmelstadt Holzkirchen Hundelshausen Höchberg Hösbach Iphofen Ippesheim Ipsheim Karlstadt Karsbach Kemmern Kitzingen Kleinlangheim Klingenberg A. Main Knetzgau Kolitzheim Kreuzwertheim Königsberg I. Bay. Leinach Lülsfeld Mainbernheim Mainstockheim Margetshöchheim Markt Einersheim Markt Erlbach Markt Nordheim Marktbreit Marktheidenfeld Marktsteft Martinsheim Michelau I. Steigerwald Miltenberg Mömlingen Neubrunn Nordheim A. Main Oberhaid Obernbreit Oberschwarzach Ochsenfurt Prichsenstadt Prosselsheim Ramsthal Randersacker Remlingen Retzstadt Rimpar Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber Rottendorf Rödelsee Röthlein Röttingen Rüdenhausen Sand A. Main Schonungen Schwanfeld Schwarzach A. Main Schweinfurt Segnitz Seinsheim Sommerach Sommerhausen Stadtlauringen Sugenheim Sulzfeld A. Main Sulzheim Tauberrettersheim Theilheim Thüngen Thüngersheim Triefenstein Uettingen Uffenheim Veitshöchheim Viereth-Trunstadt Volkach Waigolshausen Weigenheim Weilbach Werneck Wiesenbronn Wiesentheid Willanzheim Winterhausen Wipfeld Wonfurt Wörth A. Main Würzburg Zeil A. Main Zellingen Inside Franken · 2
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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