Bavaria - Bawaria

Bavaria - the largest federal state in terms of area Federal Republic of Germany.

Characteristic

Geography

Bavaria borders on Austria, Czechs and Switzerland and the federal states Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Thuringia and Saxony.

The longest rivers are Altmühl, Danube, Inn, Izara, Lech, Men, Pegnitz, Regen, Regnitz, Rednitz, Vils and Wertach.

The longest channels are Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and Ludwik Dunaj-Main Canal.

The largest lakes are Lake Constance, Ammersee, Chiemsee and Starnberger See and lake districts Fränkisches Seenland.

The highest ascent is Zugspitze (2,963 m).

Climate

Moderate. Warmer in the north Franconia in the basin Menu than in the south Old Bavaria above Alps.

History

The history of Bavaria goes back to Roman times. The oldest cities in Germany are the former Roman colonies: Augsburg, Kempten, Füssen, Weißenburg in Bayern and Regensburg.

Drive

By car

From Poland A4 to Zgorzelec then further on the German A4 to Chemnitz, there on A93 to Hof. Alternatively via Czech Republic to A6.

By plane

The international aviators are in:

• Munich
• Nuremberg
• Memmingen.

By ship

• Main from the Frankfurt side
• Danube from the side of Austria
• In between is new Rhine-Main-Danube canal and old Ludivka channel
• Lake Constance

Cities

Lower Bavaria

• Passau(Passau)
• Kelheim
• Altötting
• Deggendorf
• Regen
• Straubing
• Vilshofen an der Donau

Lower Franconia

• Würzburg
• Aschaffenburg
• Schweinfurt
• Bad Kissingen
• Gemünden am Main
• Kitzingen
• Veitshöchheim

Upper Bavaria

• Munich(München)
• Freising(Freising)
• Ingolstadt
• Dachau
• Rosenheim
• Landshut
• Eichstätt
• Berchtesgaden
• Bad Reichenhall
• Bad Tölz
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen
• Burghausen
• Erding
• Landsberg am Lech
• Mittenwald
• Mühldorf am Inn
• Neuburg an der Donau
• Prien am Chiemsee
• Starnberg
• Tegernsee

Upper Franconia

• Bamberg
• Bayreuth
• Coburg
• Hof
• Kulmbach
• Marktredwitz

Upper Palatinate

• Regensburg(Regensburg)
• Amberg
• Schwandorf
• Boor
• Furth im Wald
• Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
• Weiden in der Oberpfalz

Swabia

• Augsburg
• Oberstdorf
• Kempten
• Memmingen
• Donauwörth
• Günzburg
• Lindau
• Nördlingen
• Schwangau

Middle Franconia

• Nuremberg(Nürnberg)
• Fürth
• Erlangen
• Ansbach
• Schwabach
• Gunzenhausen
• Herzogenaurach

Interesting places

• Mountains
• Monasteries

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