Middle Franconia
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| Middle Franconia (district) Mittelfranken |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Region seat | Ansbach |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,245.70 km2 (2,797.6 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,711,566 |
| • Density | 236.2/km2 (611.8/sq mi) |
| Website | regierung.mittelfranken.bayern.de |
Middle Franconia (German: Mittelfranken) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the west of Bavaria and adjoins the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach but the most populated city is Nuremberg.
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[edit] Landkreise
These are similar to rural districts in Great Britain, or counties or parishes in the USA.
- Ansbach
- Erlangen-Höchstadt
- Fürth
- Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
- Nürnberger Land
- Roth
- Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
[edit] Kreisfreie Städte
These are similar to urban districts in Great Britain: they are independent of the surrounding Landkreis. In the USA they are the same as independent cities.
- Ansbach (the administrative headquarters of Middle Franconia)
- Erlangen
- Fürth
- Nuremberg (Nürnberg)
- Schwabach
[edit] Brief history
See also: Principality of Ansbach
See also: Imperial City of Nuremberg
The area, previously composed of independent principalities within the Holy Roman Empire, became a district of the Kingdom of Bavaria in Napoleonic times at the start of the 19th century. It gained its current name in 1838.
[edit] Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
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[edit] Population
| Year | Inhabitants |
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| 1900 | 815,895 |
| 1910 | 930,868 |
| 1939 | 1,065,122 |
| 1950 | 1,273,030 |
| 1961 | 1,371,144 |
| 1970 | 1,486,389 |
| 1987 | 1,521,484 |
| 2002 | 1,703,869 |
| 2005 | 1,712,275 |
| 2006 | 1,712,622 |
| 2008 | 1,714,453 |
| 2010 | 1,710,876 |
[edit] See also
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- Upper Franconia (Oberfranken)
- Lower Franconia (Unterfranken)
[edit] 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.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Hohenzollern
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconia
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wappen_Deutscher_Bund.svg
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