It is about 6 km away - in northern direction - from the city of Bischofswerda and about 16 km - in western direction - from the main city of the district - Bautzen.
Frankenthal is situated at the northern edge of the Lausitzer Bergland (Lusatian Hills), near the city of Bischofswerda.
The municipality is situated at the northern edge of the Lausitzer Bergland (Lusatian Hills), near Bischofswerda.
Between Leipzig and Görlitz the B6 largely follows the historic course of the Via Regia (apart from the ring roads around Meißen, Dresden and Bischofswerda).
Nearby communities are Doberschau-Gaußig, Wilthen, Steinigtwolmsdorf and Schmölln-Putzkau in the district of Bautzen and Hohwald in the district of Saxon Switzerland The distance to the biggest towns of the region is 15 km to Bautzen and 12 km to the city of Bischofswerda.
Osmar Schindler was born on December 22, 1869 in the village of Burkhardtsdorf but grew up in the small town of Bischofswerda (both part of the German Empire), 33 km east of Dresden.