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Neighbors: Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Salzburg, Saxony, South Bohemia, Thuringia, Tyrol, Upper Austria and Vorarlberg. Categories: federated state of Germany, federated state, free state, ward and locality. Location: Germany, Central Europe, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center.
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of 70,550.19 km 2 (27,239.58 sq mi), it is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany.
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Nov 29, 2023 · Large detailed map of Bavaria. 3500x3665px / 14.1 Mb Go to Map. Administrative divisions map of Bavaria. 3040x2998px / 2.25 Mb Go to Map. Bavaria road map. 3577x3753px / 5.25 Mb Go to Map. Map of airports in Bavaria. 1520x1531px / 773 Kb Go to Map. About Bavaria (Bayern) The Facts: Capital: Munich. Area: 27.236 sq mi (70,542 sq km).
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Bavaria, largest Land (state) of Germany, comprising the entire southeastern portion of the country. Bavaria is bounded to the north by the states of Thuringia and Saxony, to the east by the Czech Republic, to the south and southeast by Austria, and to the west by the states of Baden-Württemberg and Hessen. Munich (München) is the capital. Area 27,...
Bavaria is a country of high plateaus and medium-sized mountains. In the north are basalt knolls and high plateaus; in the northwest are the wooded sandstone hills of the Spessart. The northwest is drained by the Main River, which flows into the Rhine. To the southeast the topography varies from the stratified land formations of Swabia-Franconia to shell limestone and red marl, the hill country of the Franconian-Rednitz Basin, and the limestone mountains of the Franconian Jura along the Danube, which divides Bavaria north and south. On the eastern edge of Bavaria are the Bavarian and Bohemian forests, and in the north is the Franconian Forest. South of the Danube is a plateau upon which lies the capital, Munich, and beyond it are the Bavarian Alps. Bavaria’s share of the Alps consists of wooded peaks of several thousand feet, behind which rise steep ridges and high plateaus (in the west, the Allgäuer Alps; in the east, the Alps of Berchtesgaden). They reach their highest point with the 9,718-foot (2,962-metre) Zugspitze, which is also the highest point in Germany. Bavaria has a continental climate that is harsh for middle Europe, although there are some exceptions, such as the Lower Main valley.
Historically, the north has been inhabited by descendants of the Franks, the southeast by residents of old Bavarian stock, and the southwest by people of Bavarian-Swabian descent. The majority of Bavaria’s inhabitants still live in small towns. Only about one-fifth live in cities of 100,000 or more. Munich is the third largest city in Germany and the largest city in Bavaria.
After World War II there was an influx of refugees from the Sudetenland and eastern Europe, where many ethnic Germans had lived for centuries. A significant proportion of Bavaria’s population at the beginning of the 21st century was composed of those refugees and their descendants. Beginning in the 1960s, the industrial areas received large numbers of migrant workers from southern Europe.
Great changes took place in the religious composition of the population after the war, with a heavy influx of Protestants. In the early 21st century, most Bavarians were Roman Catholics, and Evangelical Lutherans were the second largest religious group.
About two-fifths of the state’s gross output in the early 21st century consisted of industrial and handicraft products. Trade, transportation, and services accounted for more than half and agriculture and forestry for only a tiny amount.
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Searchable Map of Bavaria using Google Earth Data. Map is showing the territory of Bavaria state, a German 'Bundesland', in Germany known as Bayern. State capital is Munich (München), world-famous for its Oktoberfest. Included on the map is the regional border of Bavaria (the red dashed line).
Sep 9, 2021 · Overview. Europe Germany. The Best Cities to Visit in Bavaria: Munich and Nuremberg. By. James Martin. Updated on 09/09/21. Evan Polenghi. Bavaria forms the second-largest land (or state) within Germany, and nearly 13 million people live in this region.
Bavaria Map - Map of Bayern (Bavaria) shows international boundaries, capitals and major cities, railroad network and airports in the state. Bayern is the largest state of Germany.
