I found a subdivision named falkenhaus in bad berneck, bayern. Upper franconia, 01630 changing perspectives on early modern europe paperback april 15, 2016. Franconia franken is a region of northern bavaria, a state of germany, that formerly. The most common minerals on earth information for educators mindat. Obafrankn is a regierungsbezirk administrative regierungs region bezirk of the state of bavaria, southern germany. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in upper franconia, germany on tripadvisor. History after the founding of the kingdom of bavaria the state was totally reorganised and, in. The districts of lower, middle and upper franconia make up the region of franconia. Her great grandfather, luke brooks, was one of the first settlers of the town and it is said that he was the first to discover the old man of the mountains. Middle franconia is a government region of the free state bavaria. Franken is a region that is not precisely defined, but which lies in the north of the free state of bavaria, parts of badenwurttemberg and south thuringia and hesse in germany. The following link will take you to our library of genealogy reference books that pertain to this u. The administrative region borders on thuringia thuringen to the north, lower franconia unterfranken to the west, middle franconia mittelfranken to the southwest, and upper palatinate oberpfalz to the southeast, saxony sachsen to the northeast and the czech republic to the east history.
Bayreuth, the capital, and bamberg, coburg, and hof are the chief cities and industrial centers. History of christ church old swedes, upper merion, 17601960 ancestry. In the area of this region are the cities nuremberg, furth, erlangen. John conens classic guide to the brewing capital of oldstyle german brewing. Page 99 every bricklayer who falls from a scaffold, every sweeper of a crossing who is run over by a carriage, may now have his wounds dressed and his limbs set with a skill such as, a hundred and sixty years ago, all the wealth of a great lord like ormond, or of a merchant prince like clayton, could not have purchased. There is also a building named falkenhaus in wurzberg. Home page about mindat the mindat manual history of. It is worldfamous for its annual bayreuth festival, at which performances of operas by the 19thcentury german composer richard wagner are presented. Glashutten is in the county of bayreuth district of upper franconia, bavaria and belongs to the lutheran parish of mistelgau subsidiary church in glashutten. Unterfranken, middle franconia mittelfranken, and upper franconia oberfranken. If youre looking for something really special, a 5star hotel in upper franconia can on average be found for. Bamberg, the unescopreserved city that retained the smoked beer brewing tradition and is at the heart of the worlds most breweryrich area, oberfranken or upper franconia.
Middle franconia and lower franconia, all now part of the german federal state of bayern bavaria. Upper franconia appears to have had a relationship with bohemian culture groups until their conquest by the franks. As much a state of mind as a geographical area, franconia ebooks such. Historical predecessor entities on upper franconian territory before 18061810. Welch is the town historian and lifelong citizen of franconia. Upper franconia oberfranken is a region in the state of bavaria in germany. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book.
Socialist party germany, third reich upper franconia all stamps authentic, so own a piece of history. Upper franconia upper franconia is a region in the state of bavaria in germany. The administrative region borders on thuringia thuringen to the north, lower franconia unterfranken to the west, middle franconia mittelfranken to the southwest, and upper palatinate oberpfalz to the southeast, saxony sachsen to the northeast and the czech republic to the east. History of christ church old swedes, upper merion, 17601960 family history library records compiled from the record books of christ swedes church, upper merion, montgomery county, pa. The parish registers are in the lutheran archive in nuremberg and are beginning in 1605 baptisms, marriages resp. Events in both the hochstift bamberg and the hohenzollern oberland make it difficult to perceive a clear alliance between ecclesiastical and state interests either at court or in the villages. Note that upper franconian is in no way restricted to the bavarian subregion of upper franconia oberfranken. In doing so they particularly targeted the tax rolls and interest books. Untafrankn is one of the seven government regions in bavaria, germany. As a result of the rebellion of duke eberhard, king otto i seized the duchy in 939 and partitioned it. We found great results, but some are outside upper. Bayreuth aufsess tiny town which the guinness book of world records.
Franken is rich in natural, historical, and cultural attractions. Upper franconia german oberfranken is a regierungsbezirk administrative region of the state of bavaria, southern germany. Today it is divided between rhenish franconia, now located in the lander states of rhinelandpalatinate, badenwurttemberg, and h. It is characterised by its own cultural and linguistic heritage. Before that middle franconia consisted a long time of many separate sovereign states, territories of imperial free cities and numerous. It forms part of the historical region of franconia. Nowadays middle franconia became part of the kingdom of bavaria only in 180318061810. Religious reform and the rise of the territorial state were the central features of early modern german history. In the early 21st century, it is the capital of upper franconia and has a population of 72,148 2015. The history of the area stretches back over a thousand years. I have found information that my 2x great grandfather michael fuchs abt 1820 along with his brother, john george abt. With more than 200 independent breweries which brew approximately different types of beer, upper franconia has the worlds highest brewerydensity per capita. Franken is a region that is not precisely defined, but which lies in the north. Wm bradford smith religious reform and the rise of the territorial state were the central features of early modern german history.
We found great results, but some are outside upper franconia. Two nominal duchiesthat of western or rhenish franconia and that of eastern franconiaemerged. Franconia, one of the five great stem, or stamm tribal, duchiesthe other four being saxony, lotharingia lorraine, swabia, and bavariaof early medieval germany. The history of franconia is unique in that the land was granted to two. Oberfranken is a regierungsbezirk administrative regierungs region bezirk of the state of bavaria, southern germany. Nowadays upper franconia became part of the kingdom of bavaria only in 180318061810 and 1920. Its history began with the first recorded human settlement about 600,000 years ago. Bavarian swabia in the south west, speaking swabian german.
Our creators love hearing from you and seeing how youve used their photos. Upper franconia oberfranken is a regierungsbezirk administrative region of the german state bavaria. Stamp germany mi 597 sc b78 1935 fascism german franconia bridesmaid dre mh. It borders the german states of sachsen and thuringia, and also the czech republic. Conrad ii, henry iii, henry iv, and henry v, broke up into the free cities of frankfurt and worms, the ecclesiastical states of mainz and speyer, the rhenish palatinate, the landgraviate of hesse, and other territories. Bavaria bayern, germany genealogy familysearch wiki. More over it gets the legal deposit for the region of upper franconia. Oberfranken, 2,896 sq mi 7,501 sq km, in ne bavaria, is a hilly, forested region, drained by the main and pegnitz rivers. Lower franconia is one of seven districts of bavaria, germany. Middle franconia simple english wikipedia, the free. There are three holy hills that are important for upper franconia. It also provides space for book collections belonging to bamberg institutions such as the bamberg historical society german.
Upper franconia government region simple english wikipedia. After the founding of the kingdom of bavaria the state was totally. Franconia in the north, speaking east franconian german. Mittelfranken middle franconia franken franconia history of middle franconia. It includes the frankenwald and the fichtelgebirge near the czech border. See more ideas about african history, african and black history. Wikipedia that means the book is composed entirely of articles from wikipedia that we have edited and redesigned into a book format.
Before that middle franconia consisted a long time of many separate sovereign states, territories of imperial free cities and numerous ecclesiastical holdings. A special franconian beer route frankische brauereistra. It forms part of the historically significant region of franconia see also. The 10 best things to do in upper franconia 2020 with. History of upper franconia oberfranken historical political structure. Upper franconia, 01630 changing perspectives on early modern europe william bradford smith on. Top sights in upper franconia, germany tripadvisor. Stamp germany mi 597 sc b78 1935 fascism german franconia. Franconia franken is bavarias cream of the crop my german city. Here you will find books about the history and records of this state, as well as its counties and other localities such as towns and churches. History of middle franconia nowadays middle franconia became part of the kingdom of bavaria only in 180318061810. Celebrating the joys of letter writing is a history of that lost art form, written after she found a trunkful of letters on the upper west side. Before 180618101920 the territory of nowadays upper franconia consisted of a varied mix of separate sovereign states and holdings this situation is in german also called kleinstaaterei.