Bamberg (district)

Bamberg
District
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Oberfranken
Capital	Bamberg
Area
• Total	1,168 km2 (451 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)
• Total	144,425
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	BA
Website	landkreis-bamberg.de

Bamberg is a 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 Frankish Alb. 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 meets the Main behind 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

(in 2007)

Städte

		Baunach	3,909 inhabitants	30.9 km²
40px		Hallstadt	8,559 inhabitants	14.5 km²
40px		Scheßlitz	7,160 inhabitants	94.9 km²
40px		Schlüsselfeld	5,753 inhabitants	70.2 km²

Märkte

		Burgebrach	6,466 inhabitants	87.9 km²
40px		Burgwindheim	1,431 inhabitants	37.4 km²
40px		Buttenheim	3,320 inhabitants	30 km²
40px		Ebrach	1,845 inhabitants	29.6 km²
		Heiligenstadt	3,642 inhabitants	76.7 km²
40px		Hirschaid	11,666 inhabitants	41 km²
40px		Rattelsdorf	4,531 inhabitants	39.6 km²
40px	60px	Zapfendorf	5,042 inhabitants	30.6 km²

Gemeinden

		Altendorf	1,941 inhabitants	8.6 km²
		Bischberg	6,037 inhabitants	17.5 km²
40px		Breitengüßbach	4,614 inhabitants	16.9 km²
40px		Frensdorf	4,887 inhabitants	44 km²
		Gerach	1,005 inhabitants	7.8 km²
40px		Gundelsheim	3,298 inhabitants	3.8 km²
40px		Kemmern	2,554 inhabitants	8.3 km²
40px		Königsfeld	1,352 inhabitants	42.7 km²
40px		Lauter	1,150 inhabitants	12.8 km²
		Lisberg	1,753 inhabitants	8.4 km²
40px		Litzendorf	6,045 inhabitants	25.9 km²
40px		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
40px		Reckendorf	2,043 inhabitants	13.1 km²
40px		Schönbrunn im Steigerwald	1,935 inhabitants	24.7 km²
40px		Stadelhofen	1,261 inhabitants	41 km²
40px		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

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

External links

• Official website (German)
• Links to municipalities