Bamberg (district)


Bamberg is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Kitzingen, Schweinfurt and Haßberge.
WWW landkreis-bamberg.de

History

The history of the district is linked with the history of Bamberg.
In 1862 the districts of Bamberg-West and Bamberg-East were established. They were merged in 1929. The present borders were established in 1972, when portions of the adjoining district of Erlangen-Höchstadt were annexed.

Geography

The district surrounds the town of Bamberg. The western half of the district is occupied by the Steigerwald, a hilly forest region. In the east there is the hill chain of the Franconian Jura. Between these regions the Main river enters the district from the north, turns around just before the town of Bamberg and leaves to the northwest. The smaller Regnitz river comes from the south and flows into the Main at Bamberg.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays the heraldic animals of Bamberg and Ebrach, a lion and a boar.

Towns and municipalities

Market Towns

Burgebrach6,466 inhabitants87.9 km2
Burgwindheim1,431 inhabitants37.4 km2
Buttenheim3,320 inhabitants30 km2
Ebrach1,845 inhabitants29.6 km2
Heiligenstadt3,642 inhabitants76.7 km2
Hirschaid11,666 inhabitants41 km2
Rattelsdorf4,531 inhabitants39.6 km2
Zapfendorf5,042 inhabitants30.6 km2

Municipalities

Altendorf1,941 inhabitants8.6 km2
Bischberg6,037 inhabitants17.5 km2
Breitengüßbach4,614 inhabitants16.9 km2
Frensdorf4,887 inhabitants44 km2
Gerach1,005 inhabitants7.8 km2
Gundelsheim3,298 inhabitants3.8 km2
Kemmern2,554 inhabitants8.3 km2
Königsfeld1,352 inhabitants42.7 km2
Lauter1,150 inhabitants12.8 km2
Lisberg1,753 inhabitants8.4 km2
Litzendorf6,045 inhabitants25.9 km2
Memmelsdorf8,997 inhabitants26.2 km2
Oberhaid4,668 inhabitants27.2 km2
Pettstadt1,917 inhabitants9.9 km2
Pommersfelden2,937 inhabitants35.7 km2
Priesendorf1,534 inhabitants8.4 km2
Reckendorf2,043 inhabitants13.1 km2
Schönbrunn im Steigerwald1,935 inhabitants24.7 km2
Stadelhofen1,261 inhabitants41 km2
Stegaurach6,947 inhabitants23.9 km2
Strullendorf7,805 inhabitants31.7 km2
Viereth-Trunstadt3,645 inhabitants15.8 km2
Walsdorf2,600 inhabitants16.2 km2
Wattendorf700 inhabitants22.2 km2