Upper Franconia

administrative region of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany

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Upper Franconia is an administrative region located in the northern part of Bavaria, Germany, within the larger area known as Franconia. It serves as one of the three main divisions of Franconia and includes several important cities and towns in the region.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Upper Franconia is referenced by 644 other articles, and connects out to Coburg, Hof and Germany.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm2nd.

It is catalogued under topics including Government regions of Germany, NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union and Regions of Bavaria.

Its subject is documented across 58 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: regional district in Bavaria
Official name: Oberfranken
Country: Germany
Located in: Bavaria
Contains: Hof
Capital: Bayreuth
Population: 527141
Area: 7230.19
Elevation: 368
Shares border with: Upper Palatinate
Highest point: Schneeberg
Official website: www.bezirk-oberfranken.de

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P6482: Upper Franconia
Commons category: Upper Franconia
topic's main category: Category:Upper Franconia
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
IPA transcription: ˈoːbɐˌfʀaŋkən
Commons gallery: Upper Franconia
P11012: Desmopachria laevis
native label: Oberfranken
inception: 1838-01-01
number of viewers/listeners: 279142

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Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken, pronounced [ˈoːbɐˌfʁaŋkn̩] ) is an administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, the others being Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia, which are all part of Bavaria.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Upper Franconia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.