High Franconian German

High Franconian German (German: Oberfränkisch) is a variant of High German consisting of East Franconian and South Franconian.^[1] It is part of the Franconian languages area. It is spoken southeast of the Rhine Franconian area. It is spoken in Germany around Karlsruhe, Erlangen, Fürth, Heilbronn and Würzburg and a small area in France.

High Franconian
Oberfränkisch
Geographic distribution:	Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia, Saxony
Linguistic classification:	Indo-European Germanic West Irminonic High German languages High Franconian
Subdivisions:	East Franconian South Franconian
Upper German dialects after 1945, with High Franconian in red and purple   1: East Franconian   2: South Franconian