Upper Palatinate (Upper Palatinate)
The Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz,, Obapfoiz, Owerpfolz) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany, and is located in the east of Bavaria.
The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and numerous ponds and lakes in its lowland regions. By contrast with other regions of Germany it is more rural in character and more sparsely settled. It borders (clockwise from the north) on Upper Franconia, the Czech Republic, Lower Bavaria, Upper Bavaria and Middle Franconia.
Notable regions are:
* Stiftland, former estate and territorial lordship of Waldsassen Abbey with the market town of Konnersreuth, Fockenfeld Abbey, the town of Waldsassen and about 150 other villages.
* Upper Palatine Forest with deep valleys and many castles
* Upper Palatine Lake District with the Steinberger See
* Upper Palatine Jura, part of the Franconian Jura
* Steinwald including the Teichelberg and Pechbrunn
* Waldnaab/Wondreb Depression
* Bavarian Forest, together with the Bohemian Forest a large-scale protected area. A rock outcrop west of the summit cross of the Großer Arber is 1,439.6 m, the highest point in Upper Palatinate.
The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and numerous ponds and lakes in its lowland regions. By contrast with other regions of Germany it is more rural in character and more sparsely settled. It borders (clockwise from the north) on Upper Franconia, the Czech Republic, Lower Bavaria, Upper Bavaria and Middle Franconia.
Notable regions are:
* Stiftland, former estate and territorial lordship of Waldsassen Abbey with the market town of Konnersreuth, Fockenfeld Abbey, the town of Waldsassen and about 150 other villages.
* Upper Palatine Forest with deep valleys and many castles
* Upper Palatine Lake District with the Steinberger See
* Upper Palatine Jura, part of the Franconian Jura
* Steinwald including the Teichelberg and Pechbrunn
* Waldnaab/Wondreb Depression
* Bavarian Forest, together with the Bohemian Forest a large-scale protected area. A rock outcrop west of the summit cross of the Großer Arber is 1,439.6 m, the highest point in Upper Palatinate.
Map - Upper Palatinate (Upper Palatinate)
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Country - Germany
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Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. Following the Napoleonic Wars and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the German Confederation was formed in 1815.
Currency / Language
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
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DE | German language |