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Uniquely among German states, Bavaria has two official flags of equal status, one with a white and blue stripe, the other with white and blue diamond-shaped lozenges. Either may be used by civilians and government offices, who are free to choose between them. [39]
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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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- Size of Bavaria. GREEN: A classic Volkswagen. Beetle in the city of Neuerg an der Donau, Bavaria. Bavaria is Germany’s biggest state (Bundesland) with an area of 70,548 square kilometres (27,200 square miles).
- Co-ordinates of Bavaria. Munich sits at the co-ordinates 48 8′ 0″ N, 11 34′ 0″E, putting it at a similar longitude to Paris in France, Quebec in Canada, Seattle in the USA, Ulan Bator in Mongolia and Vienna in Austria.
- Rivers of Bavaria. Where is Bavaria on the map? Click here to see an interactive. Bavaria map and check out where its neighbours are.The largest rivers that flow through the state are the Danube and the Main.
- Alps. Bring up Bavaria and many people will think of Alpine glory a la The Sound of Music. Actually only a small part of the state’s surface – the "deep south" – is alpine.
Feb 28, 2018 · Bavaria is the single German state found along the border, while Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Oberosterreich, and Tirol are the four Austrian states situated along the border. Denmark -Germany Border. Denmark is situated to the north of Germany, with the two countries sharing a land boundary. The Germany-Denmark boundary stretches 86 miles in length.
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Bavaria is bordered in the north by the states of Thuringia (381 km) and Sachsen (41 km), in the east by the Czech Republic (357 km), in the west by the states of Hesse (262 km) and Baden-Württemberg (828 km) and in the south and southeast to Austria (818 km).
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Aug 29, 2024 · Length of border: 467 kilometres. Key economic relations: Germany’s fifth-largest trading partner - and third-largest in Europe. Extensive cooperation in the automotive sector and many other branches of industry, collaboration on major infrastructural projects. Cross-border project: As well as developing road and rail connections such as the ...
Bavaria (Bayern) The landlocked free state of Bavaria is the largest German federal state, covering approximately one-fifth of the country’s entire land area. As well as sharing a border with Austria and Switzerland, it neighbours the states of Thuringia, Saxony, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse.
