Land: Bavaria
Bamberg, the old imperial and episcopal city and the most important town in Upper Franconia, lies on the western edge of a wide basin in the valley of the Regnitz (here divided into two arms) which flows into the Main, 7km/4.5mi downstream. The oldest part is the episcopal town on the high west bank
of the left arm of the river, with the Cathedral and the old Benedictine abbey of Michaelsberg. The "Bürgerstadt" (borough) lies on the flat ground between the two arms of the Regnitz. Bamberg is a university town, and its symphony orchestra has an international reputation. The town has a river port on the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. The industrial zone (principally engineering, textiles, electrical apparatus and appliances) lies to the east of the town.
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