Balcher
| Balcher | ||
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 The Balcher, viewed from the west |
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| height | 588.4 m above sea level NN | |
| location | Bavaria , Germany | |
| Mountains | Franconian Alb | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 26 '14 " N , 11 ° 22' 24" E | |
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| rock | White Jura | |
The Balcher is a mountain in the Franconian Alb south of Entenberg and north of Weißenbrunn in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria . The Haidelbach rises on the northern slope of the mountain, in the Langes Ried forest south of Entenberg .
history
On the southwest slope of the Balcher, about half a kilometer north of Weißenbrunn, there was a village called Balgern in the Middle Ages , which in 1360 still consisted of six estates. In 1509 it was reported that the place had become deserted.
literature
- Ronald Hotler: Around the Moritzberg . Natural History Society Nuremberg eV, Fürth 1989, ISSN 0077-6149
Web links
Commons : Balcher - collection of images, videos and audio files
- The Balcher in BayernViewer (accessed on November 14, 2017)
- The Balcher on a historical map (accessed on November 14, 2017)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ronald Heissler: Around the Moritzberg . Page 100/101