Town of Bamberg World Heritage Site

Official name

Town of Bamberg | UNESCO

Country

Germany | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

District of Upper Franconia
49.8916° Lat, 10.8888° Lon | Map

Code

624

Time Zone

Europe/Berlin (CET, +0100)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1993. 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.