Bavaria (German: Bayern) is Germany’s chief and oldest state located in the south. Its captial, Munich, attracts millions of people every year.
Bavaria Map
Rural Districts (Counties) in Bavaria
- Aichach-Friedberg D.
- Altötting District
- Amberg-Sulzbach D.
- Ansbach District
- Aschaffenburg Distr.
- Augsburg District
- Bad Kissingen Distr.
- Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
- Bamberg District
- Bayreuth District
- Berchtesgad. Land
- Cham District
- Coburg District
- Dachau District
- Deggendorf District
- Dillingen District
- Dingolfing-Landau D.
- Donau-Ries District
- Ebersberg District
- Eichstätt District
- Erding District
- Erlangen-Höchstadt
- Forchheim District
- Freising District
- Freyung-Grafenau D.
- Fürstenfeldbruck D.
- Fürth District
- Garmisch-Part. D.
- Günzburg District
- Haßberge District
- Hof District
- Kelheim District
- Kitzingen District
- Kronach District
- Kulmbach District
- Landsberg District
- Landshut District
- Lichtenfels District
- Lindau District
- Main-Spessart Distr.
- Miesbach District
- Miltenberg District
- Mühldorf District
- Munich District
- Neuburg-Schrobenh.
- Neumarkt District
- Neustadt-Bad Windsh.
- Neustadt District
- Neu-Ulm District
- Nürnberger Land
- Oberallgäu
- Ostallgäu
- Passau District
- Pfaffenhofen District
- Regen District
- Regensburg District
- Rhön-Grabfeld Distr.
- Rosenheim District
- Roth District
- Rottal-Inn District
- Schwandorf District
- Schweinfurt District
- Starnberg District
- Straubing-Bogen D.
- Tirschenreuth Distr.
- Traunstein District
- Unterallgäu
- Weilheim-Schongau
- Weißenburg-Gunzenh.
- Wunsiedel District
- Würzburg District
Urban Districts in Bavaria
For a span of over thousand years perception of itself and its sovereignty has evolved and the heritage is still alive. Bavaria is not merely endowed with its scenic beauty and cultural monuments, nor is it just a holiday and vacation spot famed for its hospitality. Even now, as before, the Free State is the top agricultural province of Germany.
In Bavaria, you’ll find a lot of interesting places to visit with mountainside castles, world-class museums and art treasures, Alpine character and Mediterranean verve, the Hofbräuhaus and famous Oktoberfest in Munich, beer gardens and haute cuisine, operas and boisterous nightlife in Augsburg, I could go on an on…
And you’ll find Open-year-round resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen surrounded by the Bavarian Alps. The Berchtesgadener Land in the Bavarian Alps, which is situated near Berchtesgaden, is a true masterpiece of nature. The Bavarian Forest (Bayerischer Wald), which is present in the south-eastern corner of Bavaria, represents central Europe’s largest continuous woodland area.
By the way, most Bavarians speak with a very strong slang (accent). At least when you visit the deep country side and small villages, even we “normal” Germans have a hart time understanding anything of what they’re saying. ;-)
And if you’re curious, check out the other page talking about the Bavarian history!
