Bamberg

town in Bavaria, Germany
Place college_town Q3936
Bamberg
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Bamberg

Summary

Bamberg is a college town[1]. Bamberg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bamberg was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Bamberg was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Bamberg was a member of Bayerischer Städtetag[5].
  • Bamberg was a member of Working Group of Bicycle-Friendly Municipalities in Bavaria[6].
  • Bamberg was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[7].
  • Bamberg is located in Upper Franconia[8].
  • Bamberg is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Bamberg is on the body of water Regnitz[10].
  • Bamberg is on the body of water Rhine-Main-Danube Canal[11].
  • Bamberg's head of government is recorded as Andreas Starke[12].
  • Bamberg's instance of is recorded as college town[13].
  • Bamberg's instance of is recorded as major regional center[14].
  • Bamberg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[15].
  • Bamberg's instance of is recorded as urban district of Bavaria[16].
  • Bamberg's instance of is recorded as district capital[17].
  • Bamberg's instance of is recorded as urban area[18].
  • Bamberg's shares border with is recorded as Bamberg Rural District[19].
  • Bamberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q2595004[20].
  • Bamberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gartenstadt (Bamberg)[21].
  • Bamberg's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gaustadt[22].
  • Bamberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esztergom[23].
  • Bamberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bedford[24].
  • Bamberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Feldkirchen in Kärnten[25].
  • Bamberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Prague[26].
  • Bamberg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rodez[27].

Body

Geography

Bamberg is in the country of Germany[9]. Bamberg is located in Upper Franconia[8]. Adjacent water bodies include Regnitz[10], a river[28], in Germany[29] and Rhine-Main-Danube Canal[11], a canal[30], in Germany[31]. Bamberg is part of Stimmkreis Bamberg-Stadt[32].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+77449'}[33], {'amount': '+69100'}[34], {'amount': '+71465'}[35], {'amount': '+71167'}[36], {'amount': '+70863'}[37], and {'amount': '+70063'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include college town[13], major regional center[14], urban municipality in Germany[15], urban district of Bavaria[16], district capital[17], and urban area[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bamberg include Bambrzy[39], an ethnic group[40], in Poland[41], founded in 1719[42].

Why It Matters

Bamberg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Bamberg is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for Bamberg include Bambrzy[39], an ethnic group[40], in Poland[41], founded in 1719[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de. opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [23] . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] . wikidata.org.
  21. [32] . wahlen.bayern.de. wahlen.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . bay-staedtetag.de. Retrieved . bay-staedtetag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . agfk-bayern.de. Retrieved . agfk-bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [7] . ovpm.org. Retrieved . ovpm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern (1978). wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . Amtliches Ortsverzeichnis für Bayern (1991). wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . statistikdaten.bayern.de. statistikdaten.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . statistikdaten.bayern.de. statistikdaten.bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 77344
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  2. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+77449'}, {'amount': '+69100'}, {'amount': '+71465'} +24
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  3. 17d ago · Icodense · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government Andreas Starke, Herbert Lauer
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  4. 17d ago · Reclus · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library subject id place:bamberg_(germany)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3847]]: place:bamberg_(germany)"
  5. 22d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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  6. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people Category:People from Bamberg
    Svkkl authority id 0227524-Bamberg-Nemecko
    Part of Stimmkreis Bamberg-Stadt
    Owner of Fuchs-Park-Stadion, Brose Arena
    + 49 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0227524-Bamberg-Nemecko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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