Bamberg

Bamberg, Deutschland,¹ is located in Upper Franken,² on the Regnitz River, just upstream from its confluence with the Main. The city of less than one hundred thousand residents³ is famed for its old town, which constitutes a World Heritage Site. The original medieval town was laid out in a cross, archored by churches at the four end points.⁴ Besides these four churches the town is known for its cathedral, the Altenburg castle and the Town Hall (Rathaus) located in the river's middle.

External references

Town Hall of Bamberg and its bridges

Footnotes

1. Germany in English.
2. Franconia in English.
3. 2010 calculation in world-gazetteer.com, accessed 2/16/2011.
4. World Heritage Sites (Firefly Books and UNESCO, 2009).