Franconian Jura
Template:Short description Template:Further Template:Infobox mountain The Franconian Jura (Template:Langx Template:IPA, Template:Lang, Template:Lang or Template:Lang) is an upland in Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. Located between two rivers, the Danube in the south and the Main in the north, its peaks reach elevations of up to Template:Convert and it has an area of some 7053.8 km2.<ref name="Meynen">Emil Meynen, Josef Schmithüsen: Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands. Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Remagen/Bad Godesberg 1953–1962 (9 editions in 8 volumes, updated map 1:1,000,000 scale with major units, 1960).</ref> It is part of the Table Jura (Template:Lang).
Large portions of the Franconian Jura are part of the Altmühl Valley Nature Park. The scenic meanders and gorges formed by the river Altmühl draw tourists to visit the region.
Geologically, the Franconian Jura is the eastern continuation of the Swabian Jura. The mountain chains are separated from each other by the impact crater of the Nördlinger Ries.
The northern part of the Franconian Jura is known as Franconian Switzerland (Template:Langx).
