FICHTELGEBIRGE, a mountain group of Bavaria, form ing the centre from which various mountain ranges radiate—the Elstergebirge, linking it to the Erzgebirge, in a north-east, the Frankenwald in a north-west, and the Bohmer Wald in a south east direction. The streams which rise here are the Eger and the Saale, both flowing into the Elbe ; the Weisser Main into the Rhine, and the Naab into the Danube. The chief peaks of the group are the Schneeberg (3,448 ft.) and the Ochsenkopf ft.). The district is thickly wooded and is rich in mineral wealth, producing iron, vitriol, sulphur, copper, lead and many kinds of marble. A large population is supported by the iron mines, forges and blast furnaces, and by charcoal burning. Although surrounded by railways and crossed by the several lines, the Fichtelgebirge, owing to its raw climate and bleakness, is not much visited. The chief places of interest are Alexandersbad (a delightfully situated watering-place) and the granite labyrinth of Luisenburg.