Franconia

Summary

Franconia is a region^[1]. Franconia ranks in the top 7% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (847 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Franconia is located in Bavaria^[3].
• Franconia is located in Baden-Württemberg^[4].
• Franconia is located in Thuringia^[5].
• Franconia is located in Hesse^[6].
• Franconia is in the country of Germany^[7].
• Franconia's image is recorded as Möhrendorf Vierzigmannrad Flügel.jpg^[8].
• Franconia's instance of is recorded as region^[9].
• Franconia's flag image is recorded as Flagge Franken.svg^[10].
• Franconia's coat of arms image is recorded as Frankenrechen.svg^[11].
• Franconia's flag is recorded as flag of Franconia^[12].
• Franconia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247617499^[13].
• Franconia's GND ID is recorded as 4018093-1^[14].
• Franconia's coat of arms is recorded as Franconian Rake^[15].
• Franconia's locator map image is recorded as Map of Franconia.PNG^[16].
• Franconia's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86000997^[17].
• Franconia's part of is recorded as Bavaria^[18].
• Franconia's part of is recorded as Thuringia^[19].
• Franconia's part of is recorded as Baden-Württemberg^[20].
• Franconia's part of is recorded as Hesse^[21].
• Franconia's Commons category is recorded as Franconia^[22].
• Franconia's patron saint is recorded as Saint Kilian^[23].
• Franconia's patron saint is recorded as Martin of Tours^[24].
• Franconia's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Fabricio Cardenas (BiblioCanet66)-Franconie.wav^[25].
• Franconia's has part is recorded as Lower Franconia^[26].
• Franconia's has part is recorded as Middle Franconia^[27].

Body

Geography

Franconia is in the country of Germany^[7]. Located in include Bavaria^[3], a federated state of Germany^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1919^[30]; Baden-Württemberg^[4], a federated state of Germany^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1952^[33]; Thuringia^[5], a federated state of Germany^[34], in Holy Roman Empire^[35], founded in 1920^[36]; and Hesse^[6], a federated state of Germany^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 1946^[39]. Part of include Bavaria^[18], a federated state of Germany^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1919^[42]; Thuringia^[19], a federated state of Germany^[43], in Holy Roman Empire^[44], founded in 1920^[45]; Baden-Württemberg^[20], a federated state of Germany^[46], in Germany^[47], founded in 1952^[48]; and Hesse^[21], a federated state of Germany^[49], in Germany^[50], founded in 1946^[51].

Designation and Status

Franconia's instance of is recorded as region^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Franconia include Franconian Switzerland^[52], a region^[53], in Germany^[54] and Franconian Heights^[55], a mountain range^[56], in Germany^[57].

Why It Matters

Franconia ranks in the top 7% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (847 views/month).^[2] Franconia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] Franconia is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Entities named for Franconia include Franconian Switzerland^[52], a region^[53], in Germany^[54] and Franconian Heights^[55], a mountain range^[56], in Germany^[57].