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.