Upper Franconia
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| Oberfranken Upper Franconia |
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 Map of Bavaria highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia |
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| State | Bavaria |
| District seat | Bayreuth |
| Area | 7,230.19 km² |
| Population | 1,085,770 (30 June 2008) |
| Pop. density | 150 /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. 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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[edit] 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.
[edit] Trivia
With 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. There's also a special franconian beer route (Fränkische Brauereistraße) loosely connecting the places with breweries.
[edit] Administrative subdivisions
Oberfranken is subdivided into a number of Landkreise (districts) and Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns).
Landkreise:
Kreisfreie Städte:
[edit] Historical population of Upper Franconia
| Year | Population |
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| 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 |
[edit] External links
- Official website (in German)
