Lichtenfels Forest

The Lichtenfelser forest is a forest area north- west of the town of Lichtenfels in Upper Franconia.

The vegetation consists largely of coniferous forest monoculture, in limited areas, mixed forest with beech and oak cultures.

During the High Middle Ages the vast forest belonged to the monastery of Banz. The northern border area was inhabited by the Lords of Sonneberg in the 13th century. The places Grub am Forst, Roth ( indicative of a settlement related clearing of the forest name ), White Brunn am Forst book on forestry owe on the forestry additional location on the forest edge location on Lichtenfelser forest.

Against the construction of the federal highway 73, which traverses the forest north-east of Buch am Forst, there were often large protests from conservation groups, as well as against the new Ebensfeld -Erfurt Deutsche Bahn, and will be between Niederfuellbach and White Brunn am Forst by the Lichtenfelser Forestry.

• Forest area in Europe
• Forest area in Bavaria
• Lichtenfels ( Upper Franconia )
• Geography ( district of Lichtenfels )