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.

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.

Sights

Towns and municipalities

Towns

Market Towns

Image:DEU [Burgebrach COA.svg|40px]60pxBurgebrach6,466 inhabitants87.9 km2
Image:DEU [Burgwindheim COA.svg|40px]60pxBurgwindheim1,431 inhabitants37.4 km2
Image:Wappen von [Buttenheim.svg|40px]60pxButtenheim3,320 inhabitants30 km2
40px60pxEbrach1,845 inhabitants29.6 km2
Heiligenstadt (Oberfranken) COA.svg|40px]60pxHeiligenstadt3,642 inhabitants76.7 km2
Image:DEU [Hirschaid COA.svg|40px]60pxHirschaid11,666 inhabitants41 km2
Image:DEU [Rattelsdorf COA.svg|40px]60pxRattelsdorf4,531 inhabitants39.6 km2
Image:DEU [Zapfendorf COA.svg|40px]60pxZapfendorf5,042 inhabitants30.6 km2

Municipalities

Altendorf (Oberfranken) COA.svg|40px]60pxAltendorf, [Upper Franconia|Altendorf]1,941 inhabitants8.6 km2
Image:DEU [Bischberg COA.svg|40px]60pxBischberg6,037 inhabitants17.5 km2
Image:DEU [Breitengüßbach COA.svg|40px]60pxBreitengüßbach4,614 inhabitants16.9 km2
Image:DEU [Frensdorf COA.svg|40px]60pxFrensdorf4,887 inhabitants44 km2
Image:DEU [Gerach (Oberfranken) COA.svg|40px]60pxGerach1,005 inhabitants7.8 km2
Gundelsheim (Oberfranken) COA.svg|40px]60pxGundelsheim3,298 inhabitants3.8 km2
Image:DEU [Kemmern COA.svg|40px]60pxKemmern2,554 inhabitants8.3 km2
Königsfeld COA.svg|40px]60pxKönigsfeld1,352 inhabitants42.7 km2
Lauter COA.svg|40px]60pxLauter1,150 inhabitants12.8 km2
Image:DEU [Lisberg COA.svg|40px]60pxLisberg1,753 inhabitants8.4 km2
Image:DEU [Litzendorf COA.svg|40px]60pxLitzendorf6,045 inhabitants25.9 km2
Image:DEU [Memmelsdorf COA.svg|40px]60pxMemmelsdorf8,997 inhabitants26.2 km2
Image:DEU [Oberhaid (Oberfranken) COA.svg|40px]60pxOberhaid4,668 inhabitants27.2 km2
Image:DEU [Pettstadt COA.svg|40px]60pxPettstadt1,917 inhabitants9.9 km2
Image:DEU [Pommersfelden COA.svg|40px]60pxPommersfelden2,937 inhabitants35.7 km2
Image:DEU [Priesendorf COA.svg|40px]60pxPriesendorf1,534 inhabitants8.4 km2
Image:DEU [Reckendorf COA.svg|40px]60pxReckendorf2,043 inhabitants13.1 km2
40px60pxSchönbrunn im Steigerwald1,935 inhabitants24.7 km2
Image:DEU [Stadelhofen COA.svg|40px]60pxStadelhofen1,261 inhabitants41 km2
Image:DEU [Stegaurach COA.svg|40px]60pxStegaurach6,947 inhabitants23.9 km2
Image:DEU [Strullendorf COA.svg|40px]60pxStrullendorf7,805 inhabitants31.7 km2
Image:DEU [Viereth-Trunstadt COA.svg|40px]60pxViereth-Trunstadt3,645 inhabitants15.8 km2
Walsdorf COA.svg|40px]60pxWalsdorf2,600 inhabitants16.2 km2
Image:DEU [Wattendorf COA.svg|40px]60pxWattendorf700 inhabitants22.2 km2

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften (Collective Municipalities)