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Oberfranken
Upper Franconia

Map of Bavaria highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia
State Bavaria
District seat Bayreuth
Area 7,230. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Bayreuth ( pronounced) is a City in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb 19 km²
Population 1,094,525 (31 Dec. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2006)
Pop. density 151 /km²
Web page regierung.oberfranken.bayern.de

Upper Franconia (German Oberfranken) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative [Regierungs] region [bezirk]) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia (See also: Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia, all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern (Bavaria). Franconia (Franken is a historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west Middle Franconia (German Mittelfranken) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. Lower Franconia (Unterfranken is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria (seven regions Germany (22 regions in five

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Geography

The administrative region borders on Thuringia (Thüringen) to the north, Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) to the west, Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken) to the south-west, and Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) to the south-east, and Saxony (Sachsen) and the Czech Republic to the east. The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. Lower Franconia (Unterfranken is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria (seven regions Germany (22 regions in five Middle Franconia (German Mittelfranken) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. The Upper Palatinate (German Oberpfalz) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,

Trivia

Having more than 200 independent breweries which brew approximately 1000 different types of beer Upper Franconia has the highest rate of breweries per capita in the world. A 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 Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea There also exists a special franconian beer route (Fränkische Brauereistraße) loosely connecting the places with breweries.

Administrative subdivisions

Oberfranken is subdivided into a number of Landkreise (districts) and Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns).

Landkreise:

Kreisfreie Städte:

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

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Bamberg Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. Bayreuth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the city of Bayreuth. Coburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise the districts of Kronach, Lichtenfels, Bamberg Forchheim is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the districts of Bamberg, Bayreuth, Nürnberger Hof is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise the districts of Wunsiedel, Bayreuth, Kulmbach Kronach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise the districts of Hof, Kulmbach, Lichtenfels Kulmbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the districts of Kronach, Hof, Bayreuth Lichtenfels is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the districts of Coburg, Kronach, Kulmbach Wunsiedel is a Kreis (district in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. 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 Bayreuth ( pronounced) is a City in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany 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
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