Upper Franconia is a
RegierungsbezirkA Regierungsbezirk is a type of administrative region in Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states . It is loosely equivalent to a province in other countries. It is responsible for the districts , either Landkreise or urban districts: cities which constitute a district in their own right...
(administrative [
Regierungs] region [
bezirk]) of the
stateGermany is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen states, known in German as . Since is also the German word for "country", the term is commonly used colloquially, as it is more specific, though technically incorrect within the corpus of German law.The citizens of the states form the nation...
of
BavariaBavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest state of Germany by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, southern
GermanyGermany , 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,...
. It forms part of the historically significant region of
FranconiaFranconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a part of southern Thuringia, and a much smaller region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Heilbronn-Franken...
(
See also: Middle FranconiaMiddle Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.-Landkreise :# Ansbach# Erlangen-Höchstadt# Fürth# Neustadt -Bad Windsheim# Nürnberger Land# Roth# Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen...
and Lower FranconiaLower Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria , Germany ....
, all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern (
Bavaria).
The administrative region borders on
ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is located in central Germany. It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen
Bundesländer...
(
Thüringen) to the north,
Lower FranconiaLower Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria , Germany ....
(
Unterfranken) to the west,
Middle FranconiaMiddle Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.-Landkreise :# Ansbach# Erlangen-Höchstadt# Fürth# Neustadt -Bad Windsheim# Nürnberger Land# Roth# Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen...
(
Mittelfranken) to the south-west, and
Upper PalatinateThe Upper Palatinate is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria. It is subdivided into two regions - Oberpfalz-Nord and Regensburg.- History :...
(
Oberpfalz) to the south-east, and
SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a federal state of Germany, located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area and the sixth largest in population , of Germany's sixteen states.Long in the heart of German-speaking Europe, Saxony became one of the new...
(
Sachsen) and the
Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe that is sometimes considered to be Eastern European. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west and northwest, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. The capital and largest city is Prague...
to the east.
Oberfranken is subdivided into a number of
Landkreise (districts) and
Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns).
Landkreise:
- Bamberg
Bamberg Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, Kitzingen, Schweinfurt and Haßberge.- History :The history of the...
- Bayreuth
Bayreuth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds, but does not include the city of Bayreuth. The district is bounded by the districts of Kulmbach, Hof, Wunsiedel, Tirschenreuth, Neustadt/Waldnaab, Amberg-Sulzbach, Nürnberger Land, Forchheim and Bamberg.- History :The district was...
- Coburg
Coburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kronach, Lichtenfels, Bamberg and Haßberge, and by the state of Thuringia . The district is surrounding, but not including the city of Coburg.- History :The history of the district is largely influenced by the city of Coburg...
- Forchheim
Forchheim is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bamberg, Bayreuth, Nürnberger Land and Erlangen-Höchstadt.- History :...
- Hof
Hof is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Wunsiedel, Bayreuth, Kulmbach and Kronach, the states of Thuringia and Saxony , and the Czech Republic...
- Kronach
Kronach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hof, Kulmbach, Lichtenfels and Coburg, and the state of Thuringia .- History :...
- Kulmbach
Kulmbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kronach, Hof, Bayreuth and Lichtenfels.- History :...
- Lichtenfels
Lichtenfels is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Coburg, Kronach, Kulmbach, Bayreuth and Bamberg.- History :...
- Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel is a Kreis in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Tirschenreuth, Bayreuth, Hof, and to the west the Czech Karlovy Vary Region.-Geography:...
Kreisfreie Städte:
- Bamberg
Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
- Bayreuth
Bayreuth is a city in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge...
- Coburg
- Hof
Hof is a city located on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region, at the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge and Frankenwald upland regions....
With more than 200 independent
breweriesA brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made in the home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
which brew approximately 1000 different types of
beerBeer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely...
, Upper Franconia has the highest rate of breweries per capita in the world.
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Upper Franconia is a
RegierungsbezirkA Regierungsbezirk is a type of administrative region in Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states . It is loosely equivalent to a province in other countries. It is responsible for the districts , either Landkreise or urban districts: cities which constitute a district in their own right...
(administrative [
Regierungs] region [
bezirk]) of the
stateGermany is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen states, known in German as . Since is also the German word for "country", the term is commonly used colloquially, as it is more specific, though technically incorrect within the corpus of German law.The citizens of the states form the nation...
of
BavariaBavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest state of Germany by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, southern
GermanyGermany , 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,...
. It forms part of the historically significant region of
FranconiaFranconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a part of southern Thuringia, and a much smaller region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Heilbronn-Franken...
(
See also: Middle FranconiaMiddle Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.-Landkreise :# Ansbach# Erlangen-Höchstadt# Fürth# Neustadt -Bad Windsheim# Nürnberger Land# Roth# Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen...
and Lower FranconiaLower Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria , Germany ....
, all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern (
Bavaria).
Geography
The administrative region borders on
ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is located in central Germany. It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen
Bundesländer...
(
Thüringen) to the north,
Lower FranconiaLower Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria , Germany ....
(
Unterfranken) to the west,
Middle FranconiaMiddle Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.-Landkreise :# Ansbach# Erlangen-Höchstadt# Fürth# Neustadt -Bad Windsheim# Nürnberger Land# Roth# Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen...
(
Mittelfranken) to the south-west, and
Upper PalatinateThe Upper Palatinate is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria. It is subdivided into two regions - Oberpfalz-Nord and Regensburg.- History :...
(
Oberpfalz) to the south-east, and
SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a federal state of Germany, located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area and the sixth largest in population , of Germany's sixteen states.Long in the heart of German-speaking Europe, Saxony became one of the new...
(
Sachsen) and the
Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe that is sometimes considered to be Eastern European. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west and northwest, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. The capital and largest city is Prague...
to the east.
Administrative subdivisions
Oberfranken is subdivided into a number of
Landkreise (districts) and
Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns).
Landkreise:
- Bamberg
Bamberg Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, Kitzingen, Schweinfurt and Haßberge.- History :The history of the...
- Bayreuth
Bayreuth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds, but does not include the city of Bayreuth. The district is bounded by the districts of Kulmbach, Hof, Wunsiedel, Tirschenreuth, Neustadt/Waldnaab, Amberg-Sulzbach, Nürnberger Land, Forchheim and Bamberg.- History :The district was...
- Coburg
Coburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kronach, Lichtenfels, Bamberg and Haßberge, and by the state of Thuringia . The district is surrounding, but not including the city of Coburg.- History :The history of the district is largely influenced by the city of Coburg...
- Forchheim
Forchheim is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bamberg, Bayreuth, Nürnberger Land and Erlangen-Höchstadt.- History :...
- Hof
Hof is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Wunsiedel, Bayreuth, Kulmbach and Kronach, the states of Thuringia and Saxony , and the Czech Republic...
- Kronach
Kronach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hof, Kulmbach, Lichtenfels and Coburg, and the state of Thuringia .- History :...
- Kulmbach
Kulmbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kronach, Hof, Bayreuth and Lichtenfels.- History :...
- Lichtenfels
Lichtenfels is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Coburg, Kronach, Kulmbach, Bayreuth and Bamberg.- History :...
- Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel is a Kreis in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Tirschenreuth, Bayreuth, Hof, and to the west the Czech Karlovy Vary Region.-Geography:...
Kreisfreie Städte:
- Bamberg
Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
- Bayreuth
Bayreuth is a city in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge...
- Coburg
- Hof
Hof is a city located on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region, at the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge and Frankenwald upland regions....
Historical population of Upper Franconia
| Year |
Population |
| 1900 |
608,116 |
| 1910 |
661,862 |
| 1939 |
790,151 |
| 1950 |
1,088,721 |
| 1961 |
1,056,087 |
| 1970 |
1,079,131 |
| 1987 |
1,036,576 |
| 2002 |
1,112,655 |
| 2005 |
1,101,390 |
| 2006 |
1,094,525 |
Trivia
With more than 200 independent
breweriesA brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made in the home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
which brew approximately 1000 different types of
beerBeer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely...
, Upper Franconia has the highest rate of breweries per capita in the world. There's also a special Franconian beer route (
Fränkische Brauereistraße) loosely connecting the places with breweries.