Town of Bamberg

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Brief Description

From the 10th century onwards, this town became an important link with the Slav peoples, especially those of Poland and Pomerania. During its period of greatest prosperity, from the 12th century onwards, the architecture of Bamberg strongly influenced northern Germany and Hungary. In the late 18th century it was the centre of the Enlightenment in southern Germany, with eminent philosophers and writers such as Hegel and Hoffmann living there.

Germany

District of Upper Franconia

N49 53 30 E10 53 20

Date of Inscription: 1993

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 142 ha

Buffer zone: 444 ha

Ref: 624

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