Bamberg

Bamberg
Old town hall (Altes Rathaus) in Bamberg
Old town hall (Altes Rathaus) in Bamberg
Flag of Bamberg
Coat of arms of Bamberg
Location of Bamberg
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Bamberg is located in Germany
Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is located in Bavaria
Bamberg
Bamberg
Coordinates: 49°54′N 10°54′E / 49.900°N 10.900°E / 49.900; 10.900
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUpper Franconia
DistrictUrban districts of Germany
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–26) Andreas Starke[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total54.62 km2 (21.09 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total79,935
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96047, 96049, 96050, 96051, 96052
Dialling codes0951
Vehicle registrationBA
Websitewww.stadt.bamberg.de
Official nameTown of Bamberg
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference624
Inscription1993 (17th Session)
Area142 ha
Buffer zone444 ha

Bamberg (/ˈbæmbɜːrɡ/,[3] US also /ˈbɑːmbɛərk/,[4][5] German: [ˈbambɛʁk] (audio speaker iconlisten); East Franconian: Bambärch, archaic: Babenberg) is a town in the region of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, and the seat of the district administration Bamberg.

The town has about 70,000 inhabitants. Bamberg is an university city and administrative city. Its Lord Mayor is Andreas Starke (SPD). Beside being a modern regional centre, the city also has a cultural and historical side.

Bamberg is a famous town because it has many buildings which are very old. The basic structure of the town remained untouched through the centuries. Unlike most other German towns (such as Nürnberg), it was little damaged in World War II. Only 4.6% was totally ruined. The town centre is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Bamberg is like Rome because it is built on seven hills, each one with a church at the top. The cathedral (Dom) is on the main hill. For hundreds of years the prince-bishops of the cathedral ruled over the land. This continued until the beginning of the 19th century after which they just continued in their religious function as archbishops.

The town centre below is built by the banks of the river Regnitz which splits into two parts. The left arm of the river is where the old town centre lies. The right arm is the Main-Danube Canal (Main-Donau-Kanal), which allows big ships to travel from the river Main to the Danube.

  1. Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
  3. "Bamberg". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. "Bamberg". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. "Bamberg". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

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