Bamberg (district)

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.

Bamberg
District
Flag of Bamberg
Flag
Coat of arms of Bamberg
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Franconia
CapitalBamberg
Area
 • Total1,168 km2 (451 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total149,122
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBA
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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 km2
Hallstadt 8,559 inhabitants 14.5 km2
Scheßlitz 7,160 inhabitants 94.9 km2
Schlüsselfeld 5,753 inhabitants 70.2 km2

Market Towns
Burgebrach 6,466 inhabitants 87.9 km2
Burgwindheim 1,431 inhabitants 37.4 km2
Buttenheim 3,320 inhabitants 30 km2
Ebrach 1,845 inhabitants 29.6 km2
Heiligenstadt 3,642 inhabitants 76.7 km2
Hirschaid 11,666 inhabitants 41 km2
Rattelsdorf 4,531 inhabitants 39.6 km2
Zapfendorf 5,042 inhabitants 30.6 km2

Municipalities
Altendorf 1,941 inhabitants 8.6 km2
Bischberg 6,037 inhabitants 17.5 km2
Breitengüßbach 4,614 inhabitants 16.9 km2
Frensdorf 4,887 inhabitants 44 km2
Gerach 1,005 inhabitants 7.8 km2
Gundelsheim 3,298 inhabitants 3.8 km2
Kemmern 2,554 inhabitants 8.3 km2
Königsfeld 1,352 inhabitants 42.7 km2
Lauter 1,150 inhabitants 12.8 km2
Lisberg 1,753 inhabitants 8.4 km2
Litzendorf 6,045 inhabitants 25.9 km2
Memmelsdorf 8,997 inhabitants 26.2 km2
Oberhaid 4,668 inhabitants 27.2 km2
Pettstadt 1,917 inhabitants 9.9 km2
Pommersfelden 2,937 inhabitants 35.7 km2
Priesendorf 1,534 inhabitants 8.4 km2
Reckendorf 2,043 inhabitants 13.1 km2
Schönbrunn im Steigerwald 1,935 inhabitants 24.7 km2
Stadelhofen 1,261 inhabitants 41 km2
Stegaurach 6,947 inhabitants 23.9 km2
Strullendorf 7,805 inhabitants 31.7 km2
Viereth-Trunstadt 3,645 inhabitants 15.8 km2
Walsdorf 2,600 inhabitants 16.2 km2
Wattendorf 700 inhabitants 22.2 km2

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)
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