Franconia
Franconia (German: [Franken] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaŋkn̩]; Franconian dialect: Franggn Template:IPA-dedia) is the northern part of the German federal state of Bavaria. This region is divided in three smaller regions: Oberfranken, Mittelfranken, and Unterfranken. The biggest city in Franconia is Nuremberg.
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Cultural region of Germany | |
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| Anthem: "Frankenlied" | |
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| Country |  Germany |
| Largest cities | 1. Nuremberg 2. Würzburg 3. Fürth 4. Erlangen 5. Bamberg |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Other large cities in Franconia are Coburg, Aschaffenburg, Würzburg, Erlangen, Fürth, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Schweinfurt and Hof.
Rivers
The most important river in Franconia is the Regnitz, which is 63.7 km (39.6 mi) in length.
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Franconia Media
Würzburg am Main
View of the old town of Bamberg from the tower of the Geyerswörth town hall
- Vierzehnheiligen I (retuschiert).jpg
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The present-day Upper, Lower and Middle Franconian administrative districts (in blue), with adjacent East Franconian language areas in Thuringia (tan) and in Baden-Württemberg (yellow)
- Meiningen, Stadtkirche 41.jpg
The Franconian Rake may be used as an indicator of whether a place is part of Franconia.Here: the vestry of Meiningen's municipal church in South Thuringia. The Franconian Rake may be seen on the left
The Bavarian provinces of Upper, Middle and Lower Franconia
The region of Heilbronn-Franconia in Baden-Württemberg
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Aerial view of Großer Brombachsee from the dam towards the west
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The Steinerne Rinne near Rohrbach, Ettenstatt, county of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
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