Here under Germany - Bavaria, you will find articles about this region and its main cities.
State capital: Munich Population: 12.0 million Area: 70,554 sq km
Once, the kingdom of Bavaria was among the most powerful in Europe. Its duke challenged the power of Charles the Great. Today, "Bayern," as it is called in the native German, is the largest of Germany's federal states. It is here where one finds one of Germany's most populated cities - Munich (München in German), the "secret capital of Germany." The most famous of all German festivals, Oktoberfest, is held annually in München. The customs and native dress of the Bavarians have come to be seen as those of the typical German.
In the south of the state are the Bavarian Alps, the only portion of the great mountain range which falls inside of Germany's borders. Neuschwanstein is also found in Bayern, the fairy- tale castle of the insane King Ludwig II which served as the model for Snow White's castle at Walt Disney World.
But Bavaria also has much more forbidding sites, such as Nuremberg, a city with more ties, perhaps, to the Third Reich than any other. It was here that the Nazi party truly had its start with its convention in 1933, and it was here, after the war, where the famous Nuremberg Trials were held to try the Nazis for war crimes.
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Once, the kingdom of Bavaria was among the most powerful in Europe. Its duke challenged the power of Charles the Great. Today, "Bayern," as it is called in the native German, is the largest of Germany's federal states. It is here where one finds one of Germany's most populated cities - Munich (München in German), the "secret capital of Germany." The most famous of all German festivals, Oktoberfest, is held annually in München. The customs and native dress of the Bavarians have come to be seen as those of the typical German.
In the south of the state are the Bavarian Alps, the only portion of the great mountain range which falls inside of Germany's borders. Neuschwanstein is also found in Bayern, the fairy- tale castle of the insane King Ludwig II which served as the model for Snow White's castle at Walt Disney World.