Bamberg (district)


Bamberg is a Landkreis in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Neustadt -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

Sights

Towns and municipalities

Towns

Market Towns

Burgebrach6,466 inhabitants87.9 km²
Burgwindheim1,431 inhabitants37.4 km²
Buttenheim3,320 inhabitants30 km²
Ebrach1,845 inhabitants29.6 km²
Heiligenstadt3,642 inhabitants76.7 km²
Hirschaid11,666 inhabitants41 km²
Rattelsdorf4,531 inhabitants39.6 km²
Zapfendorf5,042 inhabitants30.6 km²

Municipalities

Altendorf1,941 inhabitants8.6 km²
Bischberg6,037 inhabitants17.5 km²
Breitengüßbach4,614 inhabitants16.9 km²
Frensdorf4,887 inhabitants44 km²
Gerach1,005 inhabitants7.8 km²
Gundelsheim3,298 inhabitants3.8 km²
Kemmern2,554 inhabitants8.3 km²
Königsfeld1,352 inhabitants42.7 km²
Lauter1,150 inhabitants12.8 km²
Lisberg1,753 inhabitants8.4 km²
Litzendorf6,045 inhabitants25.9 km²
Memmelsdorf8,997 inhabitants26.2 km²
Oberhaid4,668 inhabitants27.2 km²
Pettstadt1,917 inhabitants9.9 km²
Pommersfelden2,937 inhabitants35.7 km²
Priesendorf1,534 inhabitants8.4 km²
Reckendorf2,043 inhabitants13.1 km²
Schönbrunn im Steigerwald1,935 inhabitants24.7 km²
Stadelhofen1,261 inhabitants41 km²
Stegaurach6,947 inhabitants23.9 km²
Strullendorf7,805 inhabitants31.7 km²
Viereth-Trunstadt3,645 inhabitants15.8 km²
Walsdorf2,600 inhabitants16.2 km²
Wattendorf700 inhabitants22.2 km²

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften (Collective Municipalities)