Upper Franconia Government Region

Upper Franconia
Oberfranken
Flag of Upper Franconia
Coat of arms of Upper Franconia
Map of Bavaria highlighting Upper Franconia
Map of Bavaria highlighting Upper Franconia
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Region seatBayreuth
Area
 • Total7,230.19 km2 (2,791.59 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total1,073,783
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Websiteregierung.oberfranken.bayern.de

Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken, pronounced [ˈoːbɐfraŋkn̩] (audio speaker iconlisten); Main-Franconian: Oberfrangn, Oberfragng) is a regierungsbezirk (administrative region) of the German state Bavaria. It has an area of 7,230 km² and about 1,200,000 people. It borders the German states of Sachsen and Thuringia, and also the Czech Republic. Bayreuth is its capital.

  1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .

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