Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of 70,550.19 km2 (27,239.58 sq mi), it is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With over 13 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous German state behind North Rhine-Westphalia, but due to its large land area its population density is below the German average. Major cities include Munich, Nuremberg, and Augsburg.
Franconia is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and East Franconian dialect . Franconia is made up of the three Regierungsbezirke of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia in Bavaria, the adjacent, Franconian-speaking, South Thuringia, south of the Thuringian Forest—which constitutes the language boundary between Franconian and Thuringian—and the eastern parts of Heilbronn-Franconia in Baden-Württemberg.
Peter Glotz was a German social democratic politician and social scientist.
Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig, Prince Regent of Bavaria, was the de facto ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, as regent for his nephews, King Ludwig II and King Otto. His regency arose due to his nephews' mental incapacity.
Lake Starnberg, or Starnberger See ) — called Lake Würm or Würmsee until 1962 — is Germany's second-largest body of fresh water, having great depth, and fifth-largest lake by area. It and its surroundings lie in three different Bavarian districts, or Landkreise. The lake is property of the state and accordingly managed by the Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes.
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand Maria Karl Heinrich Adalbert Franz Philipp Andreas Konstantin of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Following his marriage to Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, he was also created an Infante of Spain.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria is a Lutheran member church of the Protestant Church in Germany in the German state of Bavaria.
Großkarolinenfeld is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany.
Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a professional oculist. He was the favorite brother of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and father of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians.
Prince Konrad of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.
Prince Alfons of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry.
Prince Arnulf of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Infantry.
Konstantin Leopold Ludwig Adalbert Georg Thadeus Josef Petrus Johannes Antonius Franz von Assisi Assumption et omnes sancti Prinz von Bayern was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach, journalist, author and a German politician.
Friederspitz is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.
Steinbach is a river of Bavaria, Germany and of Salzburg, Austria. It is a tributary of the Saalach between Unken and Schneizlreuth.
Buch am Forst is a village of 530 inhabitants in the district town (Kreisstadt) of Lichtenfels in the state of Bavaria in Germany. It is 6 kilometers northwest of Lichtenfels and at the western edge of the Lichtenfels Forest. Bundesautobahn 73 [Federal Highway] runs approximately a half-mile (1 km) to the east, while Kreisstraße [District Road] LIF27 goes through the village itself.
The Rott is a river of Bavaria, Germany, and a left tributary of the Inn. The Rott springs north of the district Thann of Großkarolinenfeld. It then flows next to Großkarolinenfeld and discharges near Rott am Inn into the Inn.
Erlbach is a river of Bavaria, Germany.
Hungerbach is a small river of Bavaria, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Altmühl at Dietfurt in Mittelfranken.
Reverend Johann Erhard Fischer was a Lutheran pastor, who was a church historian, author, and editor, as well as a Neo-Lutheran activist and co-founder with Wilhelm Löhe of the Society of Inner Mission based in Neuendettelsau.
