Franconia

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Franconia (Franken) is a region of northern Bavaria, a state of Germany, that was formerly a separate duchy of the Holy Roman Empire. The history of the area as a separate entity stretches back over a thousand years. This article only covers the parts of Franconia de facto administered by the Bavarian government in Munich as the Regierungsbezirke of Oberfranken (Upper Franconia), Unterfranken (Lower Franconia) and Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia) although the cultural boundary does not coincide with the administrative boundary and parts of the cultural region of Franconia are to be found across state lines. Culturally Franconians identify themselves as being different from Bavarians. Within Franconia are the historically important city of Nuremberg, the UNESCO World Heritage town of Bamberg, and a huge range of outdoor activities in the Franconian Switzerland and Franconian lake district.

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