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With more than 200 independentbreweries which brew approximately 1000 different types ofbeer, Upper Franconia has the world's highest brewery-density per capita. A special Franconian beer route (Fränkische Brauereistraße) runs through many popular breweries.
After the founding of theKingdom of Bavaria the state was totally reorganized 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 8. One of these was theMainkreis (Main 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 name Mainkreis changed to Upper Franconia.
Oberfranken is subdivided into nineLandkreise (districts) and fourKreisfreie Städte (district-free or independent cities). The lowest level is divided into 214 municipalities (including four cities).
Thegross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 40.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 1.2% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €34,900 or 116% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 96% of the EU average.[3]
