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Bamberg, Germany

Bamberg is a town located in Bavaria state of southern Germany. Under the administrative jurisdiction of urban Upper Franconia district, it lies on the confluence of River Regnitz and River Main. The town covers an area of 54.58 km square, stretching 63 km north of Nuremberg and 101 km east of Wurzburg by rail.




The topography of Bamberg is shaped by its adjacent River Regnitz and the upperlands of Steigerwald. The town is vertically separated into the Regnitz plain, a large and several small islands joined

by two arms of the Regnitz (Inselstadt), and the town of Hill Town or Bergstadt. Due to its geographical similarity with Rome, Bamberg is often called the

Franconian Rome or the Italian Bamberg. Like the former, Bamberg also extends over seven hills, each capped by a church. The population is around 7000, out which 4100 are Americans army men and their dependents.

Main attraction of Bamberg Germany :

  • Bamberg Cathedrals made in 13 th century, is an medieval looked national asset of Germany, that is also included in the World Heritage.
  • Bamberg Altes Rathaus or Old Town Hall (1386), was built in the middle of River Regnitz and opened from both sides of two bridges Klein-Venedig
  • The adjacent colony of Klein-Venedig or "Little Venice" is composed of picturesque fishermen's houses.
  • A magnificent marble tombed cathedral of Roman architecture with four imposing towers, founded in 1004 by the emperor Henry II.
  • Neue Residenz or New Palace in English, is a 17 th century creation.
  • Rosengarten (Rose Garden) with excellent views of the city, Bamberg.
  • Castle Altenburg crowning the highest point of Bamberg.
  • Churches of Jakobskirche, St Martinskirche; the Marienkirche or Obere Pfarrkirche the Michaelskirche, the Michaelsberg, the Burgerspital.
  • Rathaus or City Hall
  • Old Palace or Alte Hofhaltung
  • Maximilian fountain of the 19 th century with statues of Maximilian I of Bavaria, emperor Henry II and his wife, Conrad III and St Otto and bishop of Bamberg.

Bamberg, the home of many breweries and vineyards, is a commercially rich land. The Klosterbräu brewery is famous for its smoked beer or Rauchbier. Other famous ones include, Schlenkerla "Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier", Brauerei Fässla, Brauerei Greifenklau, Brauerei Heller-Trum ("Schlenkerla"), Brauerei Kaiserdom, Keesmann Bräu, Klosterbräu, Mahrs Bräu, Maisel Bräu and Brauerei Spezial and a microbrewery of Ambräusianum.

The town Bamberg in Germany is a well-connected and infrastructured with

  • Railway: InterCityExpress Munich - Nuremberg - Leipzig - Berlin - Hamburg is the main line. From Berlin, it is just four hours. Regional trains also connect Bamberg to Würzburg, through ICE network.
  • Motorways: Connected to the east-west network by A70 from Schweinfurt to Bayreuth and runs along the northern edge of the town.
  • Shipping: The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal begins near Bamberg and makes an uninterrupted shipway to the Black Sea.
  • Public Transport is numerous depending mainly upon buses. More than 20 lines connect the outlying quarters and some villages. The main bus terminus is the Central Bus Station.

Bamberg Germany is one of the ideal cities of the country.