Country Germany Region seat Bayreuth | State Bavaria Capital Bayreuth | |
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Website regierung.oberfranken.bayern.de Population 1.086 million (30 Jun 2008) Destinations Bamberg, Bayreuth, Coburg, Hof, Kulmbach Clubs and Teams Brose Bamberg, HSC 2000 Coburg Points of interest Fichtel Mountains, Basilica of the Fourteen, Margravial Opera House, Regnitz, Plassenburg Colleges and Universities University of Bayreuth, University of Bamberg, Coburg University of Applie, Hof University of Applie, Hochschule für evangelis | ||
Forchheim a city in upper franconia
Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative [Regierungs] region [bezirk]) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. 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).
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- Forchheim a city in upper franconia
- Map of Upper Franconia Germany
- Geography
- History
- Administrative subdivisions
- References
Map of Upper Franconia, Germany
With more than 200 independent breweries which brew approximately 1000 different types of beer, Upper Franconia has the worlds highest brewery-density per capita. A special Franconian beer route (Fränkische Brauereistraße) leads along popular breweries.
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, Saxony (Sachsen) to the north-east and the Czech Republic to the east.
History
After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was totally reorganised and, in 1808, divided into 15 administrative government regions (German: Regierungsbezirke (singular Regierungsbezirk)), in Bavaria called Kreise (singular: Kreis). They were created in the fashion of the French departements, quite even in size and population, and named after their main rivers.
In the following years, due to territorial changes (e. g. loss of Tyrol, addition of the Palatinate), the number of Kreise was reduced to 8. One of these was the Mainkreis (Main District). In 1837 king Ludwig I of Bavaria renamed the Kreise after historical territorial names and tribes of the area. This also involved some border changes or territorial swaps. Thus the name Mainkreis changed to Upper Franconia.
Administrative subdivisions
Oberfranken is subdivided into nine Landkreise (districts) and four Kreisfreie Städte (district-free or independent cities).
Landkreise:
Kreisfreie Städte: