The region is divided into seven districts ('Landkreise') and five independent cities ('Kreisfreie Städte'). The lowest level is divided into 210 municipalities (including five cities).[5]
After the founding of theKingdom of Bavaria the state was totally reorganised and, in 1808, divided into 15 administrative government regions (German: Regierungsbezirke (singularRegierungsbezirk)), in Bavaria called Kreise (singular: Kreis). They were created in the fashion of the French departements, quite even in size and population, and named after their main rivers.
In the following years, due to territorial changes (e. g. loss ofTyrol, addition of thePalatinate), the number of Kreise was reduced to eight. One of these was theRezatkreis (Rezat District). In 1837 kingLudwig I of Bavaria renamed the Kreise after historical territorial names and tribes of the area. This also involved some border changes or territorial swaps. Thus the district name of Rezatkreis changed to Middle Franconia.
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 78.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.4% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 40,900 € or 136% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 105% of the EU average.[9]
^Pressestelle, Regierung von Mittelfranken."Regierung von Mittelfranken".www.regierung.mittelfranken.bayern.de (in German). Archived fromthe original on 2019-03-10. Retrieved2018-10-27.
