Oberfranken

Upper Franconia (Oberfranken) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative [Regierungs] region [bezirk]) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia (See also: Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia, all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern (Bavaria).

With more than 200 independent breweries which brew approximately 1000 different types of beer, Upper Franconia has the worlds highest brewery-density per capita. A special Franconian beer route (Fränkische Brauereistraße) leads along popular breweries.

Geography
The administrative region borders on Thuringia (Thüringen) to the north, Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) to the west, Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken) to the south-west, and Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) to the south-east, and Saxony (Sachsen) and the Czech Republic to the east.

Administrative subdivisions
Oberfranken is subdivided into a number of Landkreise (districts) and Kreisfreie Städte (district-free or independent cities).

Landkreise:
 * Bamberg
 * Bayreuth
 * Coburg
 * Forchheim
 * Hof
 * Kronach
 * Kulmbach
 * Lichtenfels
 * Wunsiedel

Kreisfreie Städte:
 * Bamberg
 * Bayreuth
 * Coburg
 * Hof