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A virtual guide to the German Federal State of Bayern. Beside a state profile, this page offers links to sources that provide you with information about
this "Bundesland", e.g.: official web sites, local news, culture, history, education, city- and country guides with
travel and visitors information, tourist attractions, events
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Bayern, Bavaria |
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 Official Name: Freistaat Bayern en: Free State of Bavaria Nick name: The Beer State Abbreviation: BY Time zone: Central European Time (CET); Central European Summer Time (CEST) (UTC+1/+2) Capital City: München (Munich; pop. 1.4 million) Other Cities: Augsburg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Erlangen, Fürth, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Passau, Regensburg, Würzburg. Geography: Location: in the southeastern part of Germany, bordering Czech Republic in east, Austria in south Area: 70,550 km² People: Population (2013): 12.5 million Religions: 25% Protestants, 55% Roman Catholic. Natural resources: Sand and gravel, natural stone, clay, silica sand, kaolin. Agriculture products: Dairy products, cheese, meat and meat products, sugar, beer, hops. Industries: Car industry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, foods, tourism. |
The Free State of Bavaria (in German: Freistaat Bayern) comprises the entire southeast portion of Germany. It is geographically the largest federal state in the country. Bayern shares international borders with Austria and the Czech Republic as well as with Switzerland (across Lake of Constance). Neighbouring federal states within Germany are Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Thuringia (Thüringen) and Saxony (Sachsen). The landscape of Bavaria consists of four major regions: the Bavarian Alps, with Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany at 2,962m in south; the Alpine foothills, known as the Bavarian Alpine Foreland with its numerous lakes; the Eastern Bavarian central mountains, a wooded low-mountain region with Germany's first national park, the Bavarian Forest National Park; and in west, the plateaus of Swabia and Frankenalb (Jura). Bavaria is divided in 7 administrative regions: Oberfranken (Upper Franconia), Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), Unterfranken (Lower Franconia), Bayerisch Schwaben with Allgäu (Bavarian Swabia), Oberpfalz, (Upper Palatinate), Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria), and Niederbayern (Lower Bavaria) |
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Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites of BayernBayernDie Bayerische Staatskanzlei - Bavaria's official website. Landtag von Bayern The official website of the parliament of Bavaria (in German). Statistics Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung Bavarian state office for statistics. Maps Google Earth BayernSearchable map and satellite view of Bayern. Google Earth München (Munic)Searchable map/satellite view of Bayern's capital. Google Earth BodenseeSearchable map/satellite view of Bodensee (Lake Constance) Political Map of Germany Administrative Map of Germany |
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NewsBavarian newspapers online (mostly in German)Abendzeitung Newspaper from Munich. Augsburger Allgemeine News from Augsburg. Bayerische Staatszeitung und Bayerischer Staatsanzeiger Weekly news from the Bavarian Government, Munich. Bayerwald Echo News from the Regensburg region. Chiemgau Online Southeast Bavarian news. Coburger Tageblatt Neue Presse News from Coburg. Erlanger Nachrichten News from Erlangen. Fränkischer Tag Fränkischer Tag Online. Frankenpost Frankenpost online, Hof. Main-Echo Newspaper Aschaffenburg. Main-Post Mainpost online.  Münchner MerkurMünchner Merkur online, News from Munich and Bavaria. Neumarkter Nachrichten Neumarkter Nachrichten online. Nürnberger Nachrichten Nürnberger Zeitung News from Nürnberg. Oberbayerisches Volksblatt Newspaper Rosenheim. Passauer Neue Presse With regional news, Passau. Straubinger Tagblatt Landshuter Zeitung News from the Straubing/Landshut region. Süddeutsche ZeitungSüddeutsche Zeitung online. Radio/TV Bayerischer Rundfunk - BR-ONLINE.DE Public radio and television. |
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Arts & CultureClassic MusicBayreuther Festspiele Götterdämmerung, Meistersinger, Lohengrin, Rheingold, Siegfried, etc. Bayerische Staatsoper First class opera and ballet. Museums Bayerisches Nationalmuseum Bavarian National Museum, one of the largest museums in Europe focussing on fine arts as well as cultural history. Bier- und Oktoberfestmuseum München The history of beer and the Munich Oktoberfest. Deutsches Museum Museum of natural science and technology, Munich. Art museums Kunstareal München Kunstareal (“art district”) is a museum quarter in the city centre of Munich. Lenbachhaus The Florentine-style villa houses an art museum and is most famous for the large collection of important paintings of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). Pinakothek der Moderne The museum shows the National Collection of Modern and Contemporary Arts. Museen in Bayern Guide to Bavarian's museums. |
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Business & EconomyBayern InternationalA government organization to promote foreign trade. Invest in Bavaria Information about Bavaria for investors. Famous Bavarian Brands Adidas Global leader in the sporting goods industry. Puma High-end athletic shoes and sportswear. Audi Vorsprung durch Technik. BMW Bayrische Motoren Werke. Transportation Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauss International, Munich*s Airport. |
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Destination Bayern - Travel and Tour GuidesDiscover Bavaria: accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, biking, skiing, hiking, climbing, cruising, diving, tours and much more.Bayern Tourism The Bavarian Tourist Board, information about Bavarian tourism and tourism resorts. German Alpine Road - Deutsche Alpenstrasse Information on the German Alpine Road. Regional Tourism Offices Berchtesgadener Land Tourismus Official site for Berchtesgadener Land. Tourismusverband Allgäu-Bayerisch-Schwaben e.V. Tourism Allgäu/Bayerisch-Schwaben. (in German) Tourismusverband Chiemgau Tourism Chiemgau und Chiemsee. (in German) Tourismusverband Franken Tourism information about Franken. (in German) Tourismusverband München Oberbayern Official site for the holiday land Upper Bavaria. Tourismusverband Ostbayern Tourism East Bavaria. (in German) Tourismusverband Ostbayern e.V. Official tourism site of Bayerischer Wald. (in German) Tourismusgemeinschaft Zugspitz-Region Site of the Zugspitz-Region, the Zugspitze is the highest mountain in Germany. (in German) Cities: Munich ( München ) Landeshauptstadt München, the state capital. Other Major Cities: Augsburg The city was laid to waste by the Huns in the fifth century, by Charlemagne in the eighth, and by Welf of Bavaria in the eleventh; it rose each time only to greater prosperity. Bamberg City of Bamberg, the Old Town of Bamberg is a World Heritage Site since 1993. Bayreuth City of Richard Wagner and the Bayreuth Festival. Erlangen University city. Fürth In 1835, the first German railway was opened between Nuremberg and Fürth. Ingolstadt Audi city. Nürnberg (Nuremberg) Albrecht Dürer was born here. Passau The Dreiflüssestadt (City of Three Rivers) located at the Danube River's confluence with Inn River and the Ilz. Regensburg The city's medieval center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rothenburg ob der Tauber The city is known for its well-preserved medieval old town. Würzburg The university city on the Main River. |
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EducationUniversities:Universität Augsburg Augsburg, founded 1970. Universität Bayreuth Bayreuth. foundation in 1972. Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg Friedrich-Alexander-Universtät Bavaria's second largest state university founded in 1742, Erlangen-Nürnberg Universität Passau Passau Universität Regensburg Regensburg, founded in1967. Bayrische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg "Elite" Universities in Bavaria, Germany's Ivy League. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Technische Universität München TU Munic. |
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Environment & NatureNature Parks in BavariaNaturpark Altmühltal Nature park Altmühltal, one of the most popular holiday areas of South Germany. Naturpark Augsburg-Westliche Wälder Nature park near the city of Augsburg (in German). Bavarian Forest Naturpark Bayerischer Wald Bavarian Forest Nature Park, situated in the southeast of Germany, between the Danube and the Bavarian-Bohemian border. Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald Oberer Bayerischer Wald is the largest nature park in Bavaria (in German). Fränkische Schweiz Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Veldensteiner Forst The nature park with its heartland the “Fränkische Schweiz” (in German). Naturpark Frankenhöhe The nature park is situated in the northeast of the famous city Rothenburg o.d.T., at the border to Baden-Württemberg. Naturpark Steigerwald The nature park is situated between the Main and Aisch rivers and the four cities Würzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Oberpfalz Naturpark Oberpfälzer Wald The Nature Park north of the city of Regensburg (in German). Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald The Nature Park is situated in the north-east of Bavaria, at the border to Czech Republic (in German). Spessart Naturpark Spessart A nature reserve in the Spessart, a densely wooded hill chain in northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse. Naturparke Deutschland A guide to nature and national parks in Germany. |
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HistoryThe Free State of Bavaria has been a state of the Federal Republic of Germany since 1949. Following World War II Bavaria fell into the American Occupation Zone. Due to the political rebuild of Germany with new regional divisions, Bavaria lost the Rhenish Palatinate region to Rhineland-Palatinate in 1946.Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte Centre of Bavarian History. Bavarian history An overview and timeline of Bavaria's history from the state government's site. History of Bavaria Bavaria's history from 1506 till 1871. History of Bavaria Wikipedia entry about Bavaria's history. |
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