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Upper Bavaria
OberbayernMap of Bavaria highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria Country Germany State Bavaria Region seat Munich Area – Total 17,529.41 km2 (6,768.1 sq mi) Population (31 December 2010)[1] – Total 4,382,325 – Density 250/km2 (647.5/sq mi) Website regierung.oberbayern.bayern.de Upper Bavaria (German: Oberbayern) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.
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Geography
Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered around the city of Munich. It is subdivided into four regions (Planungsverband): Ingolstadt, Munich, Bayerisches Oberland (Bavarian Highland), and Südostoberbayern (South East Upper Bavaria). It is named 'Upper Bavaria' because the land is higher above sea level than the rest of Bavaria, not because it is farther north.
Landkreise
(districts)Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)- Ingolstadt
- Munich (München)
- Rosenheim
Population
Historical Population of Upper Bavaria:
Year Inhabitants 1840 711,861 1871 865,178 1900 1,351,086 1925 1,727,483 1939 1,999,048 1950 2,541,896 1961 2,831,744 1970 3,324,104 1987 3,598,126 2002 4,169,657 2005 4,238,195 2006 4,279,112 2008 4,320,934 2010 4,373,588 History
The duchy of Upper Bavaria was created for the first time with the First Bavarian partition in 1255 under duke Louis II but there was no exact correlation between this duchy and the current territory. After the reunification in 1340 Bavaria was divided again in 1349, and in 1392 the duchies Bavaria-Munich and Bavaria-Ingolstadt were created in Upper Bavaria. In 1505 Bavaria was permanently reunited. In 1837 king Ludwig I of Bavaria created the district of Upper Bavaria.
References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.
External links
- Official website (English) (German)
- Official website (German)
- Tourism website (English) (German)
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Categories:- Government regions of Germany
- Upper Bavaria
- NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
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