Upper Franconia

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Weberhof 16, 95448 Bayreuth, Germany

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N49° 57' 0" E11° 34' 60"   (49.95, 11.583333333333) Start navigation »

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Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken; Czech: Horní Franky) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative [Regierungs] region [bezirk]) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia (See also: Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia), all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern (Bavaria).
With more than 200 independent breweries which brew approximately 1000 different types of beer, Upper Franconia has the worlds highest brewery-density per capita. A special Franconian beer route (Fränkische Brauereistraße) leads along popular breweries.

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