Bamberg (district)

Bamberg
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Upper Franconia
Capital	Bamberg
Government
• District admin.	Johann Kalb (CSU)
Area
• Total	1,168 km^2 (451 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	149,823
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	BA
Website	landkreis-bamberg.de

Bamberg (German pronunciation: [ˈbambɛʁk] ^ⓘ) 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 (from the north and clockwise) 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

	Fränkische Straße der Skulpturen	Litzendorf
	Gügel	Scheßlitz
	Giechburg	Scheßlitz
	Kloster Ebrach	Ebrach
	Schloss Greifenstein	Heiligenstadt
	Sängerehrenmal Melkendorf	Litzendorf
	St. Wenzeslaus	Litzendorf
	Schloss Seehof	Memmelsdorf
	Schloss Weißenstein	Pommersfelden
	St.-Veit- und St.-Michaels-Kirche	Heiligenstadt

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

(populations as of 2007)

Towns

		Baunach	3,909 inhabitants	30.9 km^2
		Hallstadt	8,559 inhabitants	14.5 km^2
		Scheßlitz	7,160 inhabitants	94.9 km^2
		Schlüsselfeld	5,753 inhabitants	70.2 km^2

Market Towns

		Burgebrach	6,466 inhabitants	87.9 km^2
		Burgwindheim	1,431 inhabitants	37.4 km^2
		Buttenheim	3,320 inhabitants	30 km^2
		Ebrach	1,845 inhabitants	29.6 km^2
		Heiligenstadt	3,642 inhabitants	76.7 km^2
		Hirschaid	11,666 inhabitants	41 km^2
		Rattelsdorf	4,531 inhabitants	39.6 km^2
		Zapfendorf	5,042 inhabitants	30.6 km^2

Municipalities

		Altendorf	1,941 inhabitants	8.6 km^2
		Bischberg	6,037 inhabitants	17.5 km^2
		Breitengüßbach	4,614 inhabitants	16.9 km^2
		Frensdorf	4,887 inhabitants	44 km^2
		Gerach	1,005 inhabitants	7.8 km^2
		Gundelsheim	3,298 inhabitants	3.8 km^2
		Kemmern	2,554 inhabitants	8.3 km^2
		Königsfeld	1,352 inhabitants	42.7 km^2
		Lauter	1,150 inhabitants	12.8 km^2
		Lisberg	1,753 inhabitants	8.4 km^2
		Litzendorf	6,045 inhabitants	25.9 km^2
		Memmelsdorf	8,997 inhabitants	26.2 km^2
		Oberhaid	4,668 inhabitants	27.2 km^2
		Pettstadt	1,917 inhabitants	9.9 km^2
		Pommersfelden	2,937 inhabitants	35.7 km^2
		Priesendorf	1,534 inhabitants	8.4 km^2
		Reckendorf	2,043 inhabitants	13.1 km^2
		Schönbrunn im Steigerwald	1,935 inhabitants	24.7 km^2
		Stadelhofen	1,261 inhabitants	41 km^2
		Stegaurach	6,947 inhabitants	23.9 km^2
		Strullendorf	7,805 inhabitants	31.7 km^2
		Viereth-Trunstadt	3,645 inhabitants	15.8 km^2
		Walsdorf	2,600 inhabitants	16.2 km^2
		Wattendorf	700 inhabitants	22.2 km^2

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften (Collective Municipalities)

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Baunach	Baunach, Gerach, Lauter and Reckendorf
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Burgebrach	Burgebrach and Schönbrunn
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Ebrach	Burgwindheim and Ebrach
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Lisberg	Lisberg and Priesendorf
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Stegaurach	Stegaurach and Walsdorf
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Steinfeld	Königsfeld, Stadelhofen and Wattendorf

References

1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).

External links

• Official website (German)
• Links to municipalities

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