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Franconia ( German: Franken, pronounced [ˈfʁaŋkŋ̍] ⓘ; East Franconian: Franggn [ˈfrɑŋɡŋ̍]; Bavarian: Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and East Franconian dialect (German: Ostfränkisch ). Franconia is made up of the three Regierungsbezirke of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia in Bavaria, the adjacent ...
The Upper Franconia region is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria in southern Germany. It is also known as ' Oberfranken ' in German. The historical region of Franconia in the northern part of Bavaria is nowadays split into three parts. ' Mittelfranken ' ('Middle Franconia') and ' Unterfranken ' ('Lower Franconia') are the ...
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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, the others being Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia, which are all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern ( Bavaria ).
The third of Upper Franconia’s major cities, Bayreuth, may have been established in the 12th century. It was more or less ignored, however, for nearly 700 years until Richard Wagner put it on the map. Bayreuth celebrates Wagner each year during the months of July and August with the Festspiele a.k.a. Wagner Opera Festival.
Its history began with the first recorded human settlement about 600,000 years ago. Thuringii, Alemanni and Franks, who gave the region its name, settled the area in the Early Middle Ages. From the mid-9th century, the Stem Duchy of Franconia emerged as one of the five stem duchies of the Empire of East Francia.
Franconia is famous for its wines, grown on the banks of the River Main and its tributaries - distinctive in character and often sold in the unmistakeable Bocksbeutel bottle. The list of culinary specialities is a long one. The region boasts a legendary variety of different spicy sausages - Nürnberger, Hofer, Kulmbacher, Coburger and more ...
The region of Franconia (German: Franken) in Bavaria (at least most of it) is as densely packed with cultural, historical, and natural charms as sausage from the city of Coburg is packed with flavor. As much a state of mind as a geographical area, Franconia e-books such powerful pride in its residents that they insist on being called ...
