Franconian Heights

Colmberg is a municipality in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria in Germany. Colmberg is the site of Colmberg Castle (German: Burg Colmberg), built in the 13th century and purchased in 1318 by Duke Frederick IV of Nuremberg. The town is located in Nature Park Frankenhöhe.

Oberdachstetten (East Franconian: Dōchschdedn) is a municipality in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria in Germany.

The Franconian Rezat (German: Fränkische Rezat, pronounced [ˈfʁɛŋkɪʃə ˈʁɛtsat]) is a 77-kilometre-long (48 mi) river in southern Germany. It is the western, left source river of the Rednitz. It rises in the Franconian Heights near Oberdachstetten. It flows generally east through the towns Lehrberg, Ansbach, Windsbach and Spalt. Together with the Swabian Rezat (Schwäbische Rezat), it forms the Rednitz in Georgensgmünd.

Büttelberg is a 530 m high, forest-covered mountain of Bavaria, Germany. It lies approximately 3 km south of Marktbergel. Since 1952 a broadcasting tower belonging to the Bayerischer Rundfunk is located on the mountain.

The Franconian Heights Nature Park (German: Naturpark Frankenhöhe) is a nature park in Germany that covers an area of approximately 1,100 square kilometres. It is located northeast of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria and covers most of the hill ridge known as the Franconian Heights, as well as areas to the west and up to the Sulzach. The nature park is in one of the sunniest areas of southern Germany and offers a very varied landscape with mixed forests, rivers, vineyards and dry habitats.

Marktbergel is a municipality in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany.

Obernzenn is a municipality in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany.

Illesheim, founded 1283 AD, is a municipality in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany. The earliest leader affiliated with Illesheim's foundation was Götz von Berlichingen, known as "the Knight with the Iron Hand." Also known locally as "Illesa". It lies 6 kilometers west of Bad Windsheim and 11 kilometers east of the A7 motorway. Illesheim has one train station, a stop on the Regionalbahn system. Its Rathaus (townhall) is open Wednesday afternoons and has some interesting historical items. This small town adjoins the northwestern edge of the U.S. Army's Storck Barracks and the Illesheim AAF, a U.S. Army helicopter airfield. The airfield previously belonged to the Luftwaffe until its capture in 1945. Illesheim is primarily an agricultural town. The even smaller hamlet of Urfersheim sits to its southeast, adjoining the opposite side of the airfield. On Illesheim's crest (in German, Wappen), the Wheel represents Illesheim at the center with the five wheel spokes pointing toward other smaller neighboring communities linked to the town Illesheim. The knife above represents Saint Bartholomew, who is the patron saint for the church in neighboring Urfersheim. The cross represents Saint Gumbertus, the patron saint for the church in the hamlet of Westheim (southeast of Urfersheim).

Ottenhofen-Bergel station is a railway station in the Ottenhofen district of the municipality of Marktbergel, located in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Middle Franconia, Germany. The station is on the Steinach bei Rothenburg–Bad Windsheim line of Deutsche Bahn.

Leutershausen-Wiedersbach station is a railway station in the municipality of Leutershausen, located in the Ansbach district in Middle Franconia, Germany. The station is on the Nuremberg–Crailsheim line of Deutsche Bahn.

Illesheim Army Heliport (IATA: ILH, ICAO: ETIK) is a military heliport in Illesheim, a small municipality in Bavaria, Germany. The airfield is part of the Storck Barracks and serves as a base for a rotating contingent of U.S. Army Aviation forces in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Geslau is a municipality in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria in Germany.