Upper Franconia Government Region
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Upper Franconia
Oberfranken | |
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![]() Map of Bavaria highlighting Upper Franconia | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Region seat | Bayreuth |
Area | |
• Total | 7,230.19 km2 (2,791.59 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,073,783 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Website | regierung.oberfranken.bayern.de |
Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken, pronounced [ˈoːbɐfraŋkn̩] (listen); Main-Franconian: Oberfrangn, Oberfragng) is a regierungsbezirk (administrative region) of the German state Bavaria. It has an area of 7,230 km² and about 1,200,000 people. It borders the German states of Sachsen and Thuringia, and also the Czech Republic. Bayreuth is its capital.
Cities and districts
[change | change source]Cities which are urban districts
[change | change source]Smaller cities
[change | change source]- Forchheim,
- Kulmbach,
- Lichtenfels,
- Marktredwitz,
- Neustadt bei Coburg
- Kronach,
- Rödental,
- Wunsiedel,
- Selb,
- Münchberg,
- Helmbrechts,
- Rehau,
- Stadtsteinach,
- Bad Staffelstein,
- Ebermannstadt,
- Burgkunstadt
Districts
[change | change source]- Coburg Rural District
- Bamberg Rural District
- Forchheim Rural District
- Bayreuth Rural District
- Lichtenfels Rural District
- Kronach Rural District
- Hof Rural District
- Kulmbach Rural District
- Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge Rural District
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .