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17th century 3D-map of Bamberg. Matthias Merian in Danckerts, Historis, 1632. During the post-Roman centuries of Germanic migration and settlement, the region later included in the Diocese of Bamberg was inhabited for the most part by Slavs. The town, first mentioned in 902, grew up by the castle Babenberch which gave its name to the Babenberg ...
Bamberg (German pronunciation: [ˈbambɛʁk] ⓘ) is a Landkreis in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg . The district is bounded by the districts of (from the north and clockwise) Lichtenfels , Bayreuth , Forchheim , Erlangen-Höchstadt , Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim , Kitzingen , Schweinfurt and Haßberge .
Bamberg station is the only passenger station in the city of Bamberg in Upper Franconia in the German state of Bavaria. It is a major hub station for local trains operated by Deutsche Bahn and Agilis and is also a regularly served by Intercity-Express and Intercity trains.
General map of Germany. This is a complete list of the 2,056 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 January 2024). [1] [2] There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany) that has been given the right to use that title.
Gundelsheim lies in the Upper Franconia-West region and is found roughly seven kilometres north of Bamberg at the Kreuz Bamberg, a cloverleaf interchange between the Autobahnen A 70 and A 73. The community has one of the traditional rural land units, known in German as Gemarkungen , also named Gundelsheim (it is traditional for a Gemarkung to ...
Heiligenstadt lies in the Bamberg district’s southeastern corner. The 24 Gemeindeteile lie along the Leinleiter Valley and on the abutting Jura Plateau. Veilbronn lies 329 m above sea level. The greatest elevation is the Altenberg (mountain) behind Zoggendorf at 583 m above sea level.
Bamberg Cathedral (German: Bamberger Dom, official name Bamberger Dom St. Peter und St. Georg) is a church in Bamberg, Germany, completed in the 13th century. The cathedral is under the administration of the Archdiocese of Bamberg and is the seat of its archbishop .
Between 1756 and 1763 came more occupations of Bamberg and Hallstadt by Frederick the Great’s soldiers. In 1802, Elector Max Joseph of Bavaria made known his seizure of the High Monastery at Bamberg and of Franconia, and a few years later (1808), King Max – as he was by then known – visited the town.