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Lower Franconia is one of the three administrative region
Regierungsbezirk

A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states . It is responsible for the districts , either List of German rural districts or urban districts: cities which constitute a district in their own right ....
s of Franconia
Franconia

Franconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and a much smaller region in northeastern Baden-W?rttemberg called Heilbronn-Franken....
 in Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 (seven regions), Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 (22 regions in five Federal States, 11 Federal States are not subdivided into regions).

The district was formed in 1817 under the name of Untermainkreis (Lower Main District) and renamed in 1837 as Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg (Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg). In 1933 the regional Nazi Gauleiter
Gauleiter

A Gauleiter was the party leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP or the head of a Gau or of a Reichsgau....
 Otto Hellmuth
Otto Hellmuth

Otto Hellmuth was a member of the Nazism Party.Born at Markt Einersheim, he was Gauleiter of the Germany region of Lower Franconia from 1928 to 1945....
 insisted on renaming the district Mainfranken, but after 1945 the name Unterfranken was resurrected.

Unterfranken is the north-west part of Franconia and consists of three district-free cities ("Kreisfreie Städte") and nine country districts ("Landkreise").

The major portion of the Franconian wine region
Franconia (wine region)

Franconia is a region for quality German wine situated in the north west of Bavaria in the district of Franconia, and is the only wine region in the federal state of Bavaria....
 is situated in Lower Franconia.








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Lower Franconia is one of the three administrative region
Regierungsbezirk

A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states . It is responsible for the districts , either List of German rural districts or urban districts: cities which constitute a district in their own right ....
s of Franconia
Franconia

Franconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and a much smaller region in northeastern Baden-W?rttemberg called Heilbronn-Franken....
 in Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 (seven regions), Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 (22 regions in five Federal States, 11 Federal States are not subdivided into regions).

The district was formed in 1817 under the name of Untermainkreis (Lower Main District) and renamed in 1837 as Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg (Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg). In 1933 the regional Nazi Gauleiter
Gauleiter

A Gauleiter was the party leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP or the head of a Gau or of a Reichsgau....
 Otto Hellmuth
Otto Hellmuth

Otto Hellmuth was a member of the Nazism Party.Born at Markt Einersheim, he was Gauleiter of the Germany region of Lower Franconia from 1928 to 1945....
 insisted on renaming the district Mainfranken, but after 1945 the name Unterfranken was resurrected.

Unterfranken is the north-west part of Franconia and consists of three district-free cities ("Kreisfreie Städte") and nine country districts ("Landkreise").

The major portion of the Franconian wine region
Franconia (wine region)

Franconia is a region for quality German wine situated in the north west of Bavaria in the district of Franconia, and is the only wine region in the federal state of Bavaria....
 is situated in Lower Franconia.

Area and population

Coats of Arms Unterfranken
City or DistrictPopulation (2008)Area (km²)Communities
City of Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg , but is the administrative seat....
68,7765.2%620.7%10.3%
City of Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of W?rzburg....
53,5664.0%360.4%10.3%
City of Würzburg
Würzburg

W?rzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located on the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken....
134,44010.1%881.0%10.3%
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg (district)

Aschaffenburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Offenbach , Main-Kinzig , the districts Main-Spessart and Miltenberg , and the town of Aschaffenburg....
173,94613.1%6998.2%3210.4%
Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen (district)

Bad Kissingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda in Hesse, and the districts of Rh?n-Grabfeld, Schweinfurt and Main-Spessart....
106,2038.0%1,13713.3%268.4%
Haßberge
Haßberge

Ha?berge is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Coburg , Bamberg , Schweinfurt and Rh?n-Grabfeld, and by the state of Thuringia ....
86,3226.5%95611.2%268.4%
Kitzingen
Kitzingen (district)

Kitzingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Schweinfurt , Bamberg , Neustadt -Bad Windsheim and W?rzburg ....
89,2596.7%6848.0%3110.1%
Main-Spessart
Main-Spessart

Main-Spessart is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Kissingen , Schweinfurt and W?rzburg , the state of Baden-W?rttemberg , the districts of Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg , and the state of Hesse ....
129,7419.7%1,32215.5%4013.0%
Miltenberg
Miltenberg (district)

Miltenberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Aschaffenburg, the districts of Aschaffenburg and Main-Spessart, and the states of Baden-W?rttemberg and Hesse ....
130,0099.8%7168.4%3210.4%
Rhön-Grabfeld
Rhön-Grabfeld

Rh?n-Grabfeld is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen , and the states of Hesse and Thuringia ....
84,3606.3%1,02212.0%3712.0%
Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt (district)

Schweinfurt is a Kreis in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bad Kissingen , Rh?n-Grabfeld, Ha?berge, Bamberg , Kitzingen , W?rzburg and Main-Spessart....
114,4448.6%8429.9%299.4%
Würzburg
Würzburg (district)

W?rzburg is a Kreis in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany.Neighboring districts are Main-Spessart, Schweinfurt , Kitzingen , Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, and the district Main-Tauber in Baden-W?rttemberg....
160,43412.0%96811.3%5216.9%
Total1,331,500100.0%8,531100.0%308100.0%


Historical population
1910710,943
1939844,732
19501,038,930
19611,089,983
19701,181,309
19871,202,711
20021,344,300
20041,344,629
20051,341,481
20061,337,876


Historical country districts

Until the municipal reform ( "Kreisreform" ) in June 1972 Lower Franconia had 22 country districts, 16 of them were attached to the other six existing country districts Aschaffenburg, Bad Kissingen, Kitzingen, Miltenberg, Schweinfurt, Würzburg or united to one of the three new country districts Haßberge, Main-Spessart, Rhön-Grabfeld.

Old country district Current district(s)
Alzenau Aschaffenburg
Bad Brückenau Bad Kissingen
Bad Neustadt/SaaleRhön-Grabfeld
Ebern Haßberge
Gemünden Main-Spessart
Gerolzhofen Schweinfurt, Kitzingen,
Hassberge, Würzburg
Hammelburg Bad Kissingen
Haßfurt Haßberge
Hofheim/Unterfranken Haßberge
Karlstadt Main-Spessart
Königshofen Rhön-Grabfeld
Lohr Main-Spessart
Marktheidenfeld Main-Spessart, Miltenberg,
Würzburg
Mellrichstadt Rhön-Grabfeld
Obernburg Miltenberg
Ochsenfurt Würzburg


Well known people

  • Florian Geyer
    Florian Geyer

    Florian Geyer , also known as "Florian Geier from Giebelstadt", was a Franconian German nobility, diplomat and knight. He became famous for leading peasants during the Peasants' War....
  • Tilman Riemenschneider
    Tilman Riemenschneider

    Tilman Riemenschneider was a Germany sculpture and woodcarving active in W?rzburg from 1483. He was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between late Gothic art and Renaissance, a master in stone and Tilia....
  • Balthasar Neumann
    Balthasar Neumann

    was a Germany military engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period, including the W?rzburg Residence and the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen....
  • Friedrich Rückert
    Friedrich Rückert

    Friedrich R?ckert was a Germany poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages....
  • Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
    Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

    Wilhelm Conrad R?ntgen was a Germany physics, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as x-rays or R?ntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901....
  • Leonhard Frank
    Leonhard Frank

    Leonhard Frank was a Germany expressionism writer. He studied painting and graphic art in Munich, gained acclaim with his first novel, The Robber Band ....
  • Carl Diem
    Carl Diem

    Dr. Carl Diem was a German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Berlin Games ....
  • Dirk Nowitzki
    Dirk Nowitzki

    Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German people professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association....


Institutes of Higher Education


  • Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg


See also

  • Middle Franconia
    Middle Franconia

    Middle Franconia is one of the three Regierungsbezirks of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.Landkreise # Ansbach # Erlangen-H?chstadt...
  • Upper Franconia
    Upper Franconia

    Upper Franconia is a Regierungsbezirk of the States of Germany of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia ...


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