Oberfranken ("Upper Franconia") is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historical region of Franconia. A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Franconian Rake is the symbol and unofficial coat of arms of Franconia, also appearing in emblems of many Franconian cities Franconia (German: Franken), a historic region in Germany, now forms three administrative districts of the state of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). ...

Bezirk Oberfranken
Summary
State:	Bavaria
Capital:	Bayreuth
Area:	7,230.19 km²
Population:	1,112,655 (in 2002)
Population density:	153.90 people/km²
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Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Bayreuth is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Bavaria_oberfranken. ...

Administrative subdivisions

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

Kreise:

• Bamberg
• Bayreuth
• Coburg
• Forchheim
• Hof
• Kronach
• Kulmbach
• Lichtenfels
• Wunsiedel

Kreisfreie Städte: Bamberg Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Bayreuth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Coburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Forchheim is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Hof is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Kronach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Kulmbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Lichtenfels is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Wunsiedel is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. ...

• Bamberg
• Bayreuth
• Coburg
• Hof

Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ... Bayreuth is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. ... // Coburg is a city located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Central-West 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, hard by the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge upland region. ...

Historical population of Upper Franconia

 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 

External links

• Official website (in German)