Frauensee

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This article is about the German municipality. For the Austrian lake, see Frauensee (Reutte district).
Frauensee
Stadtteil of Bad Salzungen
Coat of arms of Frauensee
Coat of arms
Location of Frauensee
Frauensee is located in Germany
Frauensee
Frauensee
Coordinates: 50°52′59″N 10°7′59″E / 50.88306°N 10.13306°E / 50.88306; 10.13306Coordinates: 50°52′59″N 10°7′59″E / 50.88306°N 10.13306°E / 50.88306; 10.13306
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictWartburgkreis
TownBad 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 zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36460
Dialling codes036963
Vehicle registrationWAK

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[]

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: (447.7 m above NN), (338 m above NN), (366.4 m above NN), (388.1 m above NN) and (373.9 m above NN). The (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]

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, CD 2


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