East Franconian () is a dialect which is spoken in Franconia, the northern part of Bavaria and other areas in Germany around Nuremberg, Bamberg, Coburg, Würzburg, Hof, Bayreuth, Meiningen, Bad Mergentheim, and Crailsheim. The other variants are ' (spoken in Lower Franconia and southern Thuringia), ' (spoken in Upper and Middle Franconia) and "" (spoken in some parts of Middle Franconia and Hohenlohe).