Upper Franconia ( German Oberfranken , Bav. Obafrankn ) - one of the seven administrative districts ( German Regierungsbezirk ) of the Bavarian state in Germany ; It is also one of the three parts of the historical region of Franconia, along with Lower and Middle Franconia ).
| Upper franconia Oberfranken | |
|---|---|
Flag | Emblem |
| Federal land | Bavaria |
| Administrative center | Bayreuth |
| Adm. county center | Bayreuth |
| Square | 7,231.47 km² |
| Population | 1 059 358 (12/31/2015) [1] people |
| Site | oberfranken |
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As of December 31, 2015:
- territory - 723,146.99 ha; [2]
- population - 1,059,358 people; [one]
- population density - 146.49 people / km 2 ;
- land supply taking into account inland waters - 6826.28 m 2 / person.
There are more than 200 breweries in the county that brew about 1,000 different types of beer. Therefore, it is believed that in Upper Franconia the highest density of breweries per capita in the world. Also, there is a special “beer route” ( German: Fränkische Brauereistraße ) through Franconia, which connects the brewery with all the settlements.
Geography
Upper Franconia is bordered by Thuringia in the north, in the west with Lower Franconia , in the south-west with Middle Franconia , in the south-east with Upper Palatinate , and in the east with Saxony and the Czech Republic .
Administrative Division
Upper Franconia is divided into nine districts and four free cities . [3] [4] [5]
Areas:
- Bamberg
- Bayreuth
- Coburg
- Forchheim
- Hof
- Kronach
- Kulmbach
- Lichtenfels
- Wunzidel im Fichtelgebirge
Out-of-town cities:
- Bamberg
- Bayreuth
- Coburg
- Hof
Population
According to estimates as of December 31, 2015, the population of the Upper Franconia government district is 1,059,358. [one]
| date | 1840-12-01 | 1871-12-01 | 1900-12-01 | 1925-06-16 | 1939-05-17 | 1950 -09-13 | 1961-06-06 | 1970-05-27 | 1987-05-25 | 2011-05-09 |
| Population | 514627 | 575722 | 657461 | 741515 | 790151 | 1088721 | 1056087 | 1079131 | 1036576 | 1063454 |
| date | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Population | 1046463 | 1080294 | 1052338 | 1074867 | 1113251 | 1076400 | 1071306 | 1061573 | 1058711 | 1056365 | 1055955 | 1059358 |
History
The government district of Oberfranken ( Upper Franconia ) was formed in accordance with Article II of the “Highest Law” of the Kingdom of Bavaria on November 29, 1837 together with the government districts of Oberbayern , Niederbayern , Palatinate [10] with the administrative center in Speyer (now in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate ), Oberpfalz , Mittelfranken , Unterfranken and Schwaben . [11] [12]
In 1920, the territory of Upper Franconia was expanded by the accession of the former Duchy of Coburg to it as part of the Coburg district and the free cities of Coburg , Neustadt-by-Coburg and Rhodach-by-Coburg . [13]
Sources
- Upper Franconia: Statistical Information (German)
- Bavaria 1840-1952: Historical and geographical guide to the administrative-territorial division, S. 296 Bayern 1840-1952: Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis. Die Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden Bayerns in der Zeit von 1840 bis 1952. In: Beiträge zur Statistik Bayerns. Heft 192. München 1953, S. 296 (German)
- Communities of Bavaria as of May 25, 1987 (1840-1987), p. 184 (German)
- Upper Franconia: Administrative Division (German)
- The Official Directory of the ATD of Bavaria, 1973, C. 567 (German)
- Map of Bavaria, 1945.01.01 (German)
- Regions of Upper and Central Franconia, 1838-1945 (German)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12411-001: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Bevölkerung: Gemeinden, Stichtage (letzten 6) (German)
- ↑ Bavarian Statistical Office: population (table 12411-101r) Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12411-001: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Bevölkerung: Gemeinden, Stichtage (letzten 6) , Bavarian Statistical Office: territory (table 11111türums) Statistik - Tabelle 11111-001r: Fortschreibung des Fläche: Fläche: Gemeinden, Stichtag , Bavarian Statistical Office: Territory (table 33111-101r), 12/31/2015 Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 33111-001r: Fortschreibung des Fläche: Gemeinden, Fläche (ALKIS), Art der tatsächlichen Nutzung (6) / (10) / (17), Jahr (ab 12/31/2011) (German)
- ↑ Upper Franconia: administrative-territorial division (German)
- ↑ Official Directory of the Bavarian ATD, 1973, p. 26-29 (German)
- ↑ Government district of Oberfranken (inaccessible link) (German)
- ↑ Bavarian Statistical Office: population (table 12111-101r) Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12111-101r: Volkszählung und Bevölkerungsfortschreibung: Gemeinden, Bevölkerung (Volkszählungen und aktuell), German Stichtag
- ↑ Census of Germany 2011.05.09 Bevölkerung Ergebnisse des Zensus 2011, (German)
German Census 2011.05.09 / xlsx Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Erschienen am 28. Mai 2014): Bevölkerung des Zensus 2011 (© Statistisches Bundesamt, Wiesbaden 2014) (German) - ↑ Bavarian Statistical Office: population (table 12111-101r) Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12111-101r: Volkszählung und Bevölkerungsfortschreibung: Gemeinden, Bevölkerung (Volkszählungen und aktuell), Germ., Stichtag
Bavarian Statistical Office: population (table 12411-001) Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12411-001: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Bevölkerung: Gemeinden, Stichtage (letzten 6) (German) - ↑ Bavarian Statistical Office: population (table 12411-002) Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik - Tabelle 12411-002: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Bevölkerung: Gemeinden, Stichtage (letzten 6) (German)
- ↑ Bavaria 1840-1952: Historical and geographical guide to the administrative-territorial division (Palatinate) p. 77-97 Bayern 1840-1952: Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis. Die Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden Bayerns in der Zeit von 1840 bis 1952. In: Beiträge zur Statistik Bayerns. Heft 192. München 1953, S. 77-97 (German)
- ↑ Bavaria 1840-1952: Historical and geographical guide to the administrative-territorial division, p. 6 Bayern 1840-1952: Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis. Die Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden Bayerns in der Zeit von 1840 bis 1952. In: Beiträge zur Statistik Bayerns. Heft 192. München 1953, S. 6 (German)
- ↑ Government districts of Regierungsbezirke (German)
- ↑ Bavaria 1840-1952: Historical and geographical guide to the administrative-territorial division, p. 250 Bayern 1840-1952: Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis. Die Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden Bayerns in der Zeit von 1840 bis 1952. In: Beiträge zur Statistik Bayerns. Heft 192. München 1953, S. 250 (German)
External links
- Instructions for the Russian transfer of German geographical names
- Official Page (German)
- Atlas of Bavaria (German)
- Topographic atlas of Bavaria (German)
- Upper Franconia at the German National Library . (German)
- Upper Franconia: the history of the creation of the coat of arms (German)
- Upper Franconia: Statistical Information (German)
- Portal Bavaria: Government of Upper Franconia Regierung von Oberfranken (German)
- Oberfranken in the Open Directory Project (dmoz) link directory (German)
- Upper Franconian Government Oberfranken - Regierung von Oberfranken (German)
- Upper Franconia Standortmarketing für Oberfranken mit vielen Informationen zum Standort (German)
- Wiktionary: Upper Franconia (German)
- Upper Franconia Travel Guide at Wikiguide
See also
- Lower franconia
- Middle franconia
- Franconia