Freistaat Bayern (Bavaria), Bavaria

Freistaat Bayern: Federal state in the South of Germany

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Quick Facts about Bavaria

Population : 12,930,751
Country : Germany, Germany, West Germany, Weimar Republic
State : Bavaria (Germany)
Head of government : Minister-President of Bavaria
Area : 70551 km2
Official name : Freistaat Bayern, Stato Libero di Baviera, État libre de Bavière, Freistoot Boarn, Free State of Bavaria
Water as percent of area : 2%
Land as percent of area : 98%
Easternmost point : Point(13.83741 48.70057)
Northernmost point : Point(10.19564 50.55515)
Patron saint : Virgin Mary
Legislative body : Landtag of Bavaria, Bavarian Senate
Named for : Bajuwari
Altitude : 1,650 feet / 503 meters
Capital : Munich
Establishment : January 01, 1919 (105 years ago)
Time Zone : Central European Time
Local time : 06:04:17 (20th April 2024)

Geography

Bavaria is located at 49°0'0"N 11°30'0"E (49.0000000, 11.5000000). It has 10 neighbors: Kanton St. Gallen, Bundesland Tirol, Bundesland Salzburg, Freistaat Thuringen, Sachsen, Land Hessen, Land Baden Wuerttemberg, Jihocesky Kraj, Karlovarsky Kraj and Plzensky Kraj.

Freistaat Bayern map

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The largest city of Bavaria is Nürnberg with a population of 518,365. Other cities include, Augsburg population 295,135, Kaufbeuren population 43,893, Haßfurt population 13,609 and Hersbruck population 12,512. See all Bavaria cities & populated places.

  • Hans Ehard , 11 December, 1962 1960-01-26T00:00:00Z
  • Markus Söder , 2018-03-15T00:00:00Z
  • Max Streibl , 27 May, 1993 1988-10-19T00:00:00Z
  • Horst Seehofer , 13 March, 2018 2008-10-27T00:00:00Z
  • Günther Beckstein , 27 October, 2008 2007-10-09T00:00:00Z
  • Hanns Seidel , 26 January, 1960 1957-10-08T00:00:00Z
  • Edmund Stoiber , 30 September, 2007 1993-05-28T00:00:00Z
  • Wilhelm Hoegner , 8 October, 1957 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Franz Josef Strauß , 3 October, 1988 1978-11-06T00:00:00Z
  • Alfons Goppel , 6 November, 1978 1962-12-11T00:00:00Z
  • Hans Ehard , 14 December, 1954 1946-12-21T00:00:00Z

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Bavaria has 10 neighbours.

  • Lower Bavaria
  • Middle Franconia
  • Upper Palatinate
  • Upper Bavaria
  • Swabia
  • Upper Franconia
  • Lower Franconia

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1840 3,802,515 - estimation process
1871 4,292,484 11.41% estimation process
1900 5,414,831 20.73% estimation process
1925 6,451,380 16.07% estimation process
1939 7,084,086 8.93% estimation process
1950 9,184,466 22.87% estimation process
1961 9,515,479 3.48% estimation process
1970 10,479,386 9.2% estimation process
1987 10,902,643 3.88% estimation process
2008 12,519,728 12.92% estimation process
2009 12,510,331 -0.08% estimation process
2010 12,538,696 0.23% estimation process
2011 12,397,614 -1.14% estimation process
2012 12,519,571 0.97% estimation process
2013 12,604,244 0.67% estimation process
2015 12,843,514 1.86% estimation process
2016 12,930,751 0.67% estimation process
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