Fichtelgebirge

Land: Bavaria

Situation and characteristics

The Fichtelgebirge range of hills, mostly covered with fir forests, lies in the northeastern corner of Bavaria, forming a link between the Erzgebirge and the Franconian Forest and between the Upper Palatinate Forest and Bohemian Forest. The main elements in the economy of the area are agriculture, woodworking, textiles and ceramics; there is a considerable porcelain industry in and around Selb.

Landscape

In this upland region of granites and slates are the sources of the Main, the Saale, the Eger and the Naab, whose courses take them to all points of the compass. It consists of three ranges of hills surrounding the Wunsiedel basin in horseshoe formation: the