Upper Franconia

''Bezirk Oberfranken''
Summary

Capital:	Bayreuth
Area:	7,230.19 Km&²
Population:	1,112,655 ''(in 2002 )''
Population Density :	153.90 people/km&²
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISIONS

Oberfranken is subdivided into a number of ''Kreise'' (districts) and ''Kreisfreie Städte'' (district-free towns).

''Kreise'':

Bamberg

Bayreuth

Coburg

Forchheim

Kronach

Kulmbach

Lichtenfels

Wunsiedel

''Kreisfreie Städte'':

Bamberg

Bayreuth

Coburg

HISTORICAL POPULATION OF UPPER FRANCONIA





1900:   608,116

1910:   661,862

1939:   790,151

1950: 1,088,721

1961: 1,056,087

1970: 1,079,131

1987: 1,036,576

2002: 1,112,655

EXTERNAL LINKS

Official website (in German)

Information About

Upper Franconia