Upper Palatinate

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Upper Palatinate is a historical region in eastern Bavaria, Germany, known for its forests, rivers, and medieval towns near the Czech border.

Aliases (1)

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region of Germany
historical region
borderRole forms part of the German–Czech border
borderWith Czech Republic
capital Regensburg NERFINISHED
contains Amberg NERFINISHED
Amberg (district-free city) NERFINISHED
Amberg-Sulzbach NERFINISHED
Cham
Cham (district)
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (district)
Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district)
Regensburg NERFINISHED
Regensburg (district)
Schwandorf
Schwandorf
surface form: "Schwandorf (district)"

Tirschenreuth
Tirschenreuth (district)
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (district-free city)
country Germany
hasArea approximately 9,700 square kilometres
hasFeature extensive forests
medieval towns
river valleys
hasGermanName Upper Palatinate
surface form: "Oberpfalz"
hasGovernmentSeat Regensburg NERFINISHED
hasLandscapeFeature Bavarian Forest National Park
surface form: "Bavarian Forest"

Danube
surface form: "Danube River"

Naab River
Regen River
Upper Palatine Forest
Vils River
hasNUTSCode DE23
hasOfficialLanguage German
hasRegionCode DE-BY 3
historicalAffiliation Electoral Palatinate
surface form: "Electorate of the Palatinate"

Kingdom of Bavaria
locatedIn eastern Bavaria
southern Germany
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Bohemian Forest
partOf Bavaria

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Upper Franconia borderedBy Upper Palatinate
Middle Franconia borders Upper Palatinate
Lower Bavaria bordersRegion Upper Palatinate
Bavaria containsRegion Upper Palatinate
Upper Palatinate hasGermanName Upper Palatinate
surface form: "Oberpfalz"
southern Germany hasSubregion Upper Palatinate

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