Franconia

Franconia (Franken) is a region of northern Bavaria, a state of Germany, that was formerly a separate kingdom (a duchy) of the Holy Roman Empire. The history of the area stretches back over a thousand years. Franconia encompasses three administrative regions of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). Culturally Franconians identify themselves as being different from Bavarians. Within Franconia are the historically important city of Nuremberg, the UNESCO World Heritage town of Bamberg, and a huge range of outdoor activities in the Franconian Switzerland and Franconian lake district. Cities Regional Map of Franconia, part of Bavaria, Germany Lower Franconia Würzburg Aschaffenburg Schweinfurt Winterhausen Middle Franconia Nuremberg (Nürnberg) Erlangen Ansbach Dinkelsbühl Fürth Rothenburg ob der Tauber – famous for its intact medieval Altstadt encircled by 13th century town walls Weißenburg in Bayern Upper Franconia Bayreuth Aufsess — tiny town which the Guinness Book of World Records recognizes as the town with the most breweries per capita! There's even a beer trail that you can hike with stops at all the local biergartens Bamberg Hof Kulmbach Coburg Other destinations Fichtelgebirge — is arranged like a horseshoe around an inner hill-landscape; the highest mountain is the "Schneeberg (Snow Mountain)" with 1053 m above sealevel Franconian Switzerland (Fränkische Schweiz) — castle ruins, hiking, canoeing Franconian Lake District (Fränkisches Seenland) — the Lake District comprises of 7 lakes; The total expanse of water is about 20 square km Franconian Wineland (Fränkisches Weinland) — wine tasting, hiking, biking, and more Understand Talk Get in Get around See Town hall and Market square Residenz Würzburg Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Town hall and Market square Do Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!