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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 | 1,094,525 (31 Dec. 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. 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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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.
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 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 |
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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 |
External links
- Official website (in German)
