Middle Franconia

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Middle Franconia (district)
Mittelfranken
Regierungsbezirk
Map of Bavaria highlighting the  Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia (district)
Map of Bavaria highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia (district)
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Region seat Ansbach
Area
 • Total 7,245.70 km2 (2,797.58 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
 • Total 1,707,376
 • Density 240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Website regierung.mittelfranken.bayern.de

Middle Franconia (German: Mittelfranken) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the west of Bavaria and adjoins the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach but the most populated city is Nuremberg.

Subdivisions

The region is divided into seven Landkreise (districts) and five Kreisfreie Städte ('district-free cities'):

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History

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After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was totally reorganised and, in 1808, divided into 15 administrative government regions (German: Regierungsbezirke (singular Regierungsbezirk)), in Bavaria called Kreise (singular: Kreis). They were created in the fashion of the French departements, quite even in size and population, and named after their main rivers.

In the following years, due to territorial changes (e. g. loss of Tyrol, addition of the Palatinate), the number of Kreise was reduced to 8. One of these was the Rezatkreis (Rezat District). In 1837 king Ludwig I of Bavaria renamed the Kreise after historical territorial names and tribes of the area. This also involved some border changes or territorial swaps. Thus the district name of Rezatkreis change]]d to Upper Franconia.

Coat of arms

Coat of Arms of Middle Franconia
The coat of arms displays:

Population

Year Inhabitants
1900 815,895
1910 930,868
1939 1,065,122
1950 1,273,030
1961 1,371,144
1970 1,486,389
1987 1,521,484
2002 1,703,869
2005 1,712,275
2006 1,712,622
2008 1,714,453
2010 1,710,876

See also

References

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  2. County of Hohenzollern
  3. Franconia
  4. File:Wappen Deutscher Bund.svg

External links