Lange Meile
| Lange Meile | |
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| Auf der Langen Meile | |
Aerial photograph of the Lange Meile and Feuerstein Castle Airfield from the west
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 517 m above sea level (NHN) (1,696 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°47′53″N 11°07′57″E / 49.79806°N 11.1325°ECoordinates: 49°47′53″N 11°07′57″E / 49.79806°N 11.1325°E |
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 Lange Meile
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| Parent range | Franconian Jura |
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| Mountain type | plateau |
The Lange Meile ("Long Mile") is a plateau (hence the name Auf der Langen Meile - "On the Long Mile" - is often used) in the Franconian Jura in south Germany which is a up to about 517 m above sea level (NHN). It lies within the region of Franconian Switzerland in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the state of Bavaria.
The Lange Meile is located on the western fringes of the Franconian Jura in the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park. Its plateau lies between the four towns of Heiligenstadt (Bamberg county) to the north-northeast, Ebermannstadt to the east, Forchheim to the south-southeast and Eggolsheim to the west. Nearby villages include Eschlipp to the north-northeast, Niedermirsberg, Breitenbach, Neuses-Poxstall, Reifenberg and Weilersbach to the east, Ehrlersheim and Rettern to the south, Kauernhofen, Weigelshofen, Drosendorf, Götzendorf to the west and Drügendorf to the north-northwest.
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