East Franconian, usually referred to as Franconian in German, is a dialect spoken in Franconia, the northern part of the federal state of Bavaria and other areas in Germany around Nuremberg, Bamberg, Coburg, Würzburg, Hof, Bayreuth, Meiningen, Bad Mergentheim, and Crailsheim. The major subgroups are Unterostfränkisch, Oberostfränkisch and Südostfränkisch. Until the wholesale expulsion of Germans from Bohemia, the dialect was also spoken around Saaz.
Grouping
East Franconian is subdivided in multiple different ways. One view differentiates three major sub-dialects: • (East Franconian) • (Upper East Franconian): in the Würzburger Übergangsstreifen, Regnitz-Raum Obermain-Raum, Bayreuther-Raum, Obermain-Raum, Bayreuther-Raum, Nailaer-Raum, Plauener-Raum • (Lower East Franconian): in the Würzburger-Raum, subdivided in a Northern and Southern part, Coburger-Raum, Henneberger-Raum, Reußischer-Raum • (South East Franconian) Another view differentiates two major sub-dialects: • (East Franconian): in Franken and a part of Baden-Württemberg with Wertheim and Tauberbischofsheim and also in the Vogtland • (Lower East Franconian): in Unterfranken and in the Coburger and Henneberger Raum • (Upper East Franconian): in Ober- and Mittelfranken A third view has: • (East Franconian) • (Lower East Franconian) • : around Meiningen – Suhl – Schmalkalden • (Lower East Franconian in a stricter sense): hohenlohischer Raum, Würzburger Raum • : in the Würzburg area () • area between Unterostfränkisch and Oberostfränkisch: • (Upper East Franconian): • (= ): == See also ==