Bamberg (German pronunciation: [ˈbambɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of (from the north and clockwise) Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Kitzingen, Schweinfurt and Haßberge.

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Bamberg
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Upper Franconia
Capital	Bamberg
Government
• District admin.	Johann Kalb (CSU)
Area
• Total	1,168 km2 (451 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	149,122
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	BA
Website	landkreis-bamberg.de

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The history of the district is linked with the history of Bamberg.

In 1862 the districts of Bamberg-West and Bamberg-East were established. They were merged in 1929. The present borders were established in 1972, when portions of the adjoining district of Erlangen-Höchstadt were annexed.

The district surrounds the town of Bamberg. The western half of the district is occupied by the Steigerwald, a hilly forest region. In the east there is the hill chain of the Franconian Jura. Between these regions the Main river enters the district from the north, turns around just before the town of Bamberg and leaves to the northwest. The smaller Regnitz river comes from the south and flows into the Main at Bamberg.

The coat of arms displays the heraldic animals of Bamberg and Ebrach, a lion and a boar.

(populations as of 2007)

Towns

		Baunach	3,909 inhabitants	30.9 km2
		Hallstadt	8,559 inhabitants	14.5 km2
		Scheßlitz	7,160 inhabitants	94.9 km2
		Schlüsselfeld	5,753 inhabitants	70.2 km2

Market Towns

		Burgebrach	6,466 inhabitants	87.9 km2
		Burgwindheim	1,431 inhabitants	37.4 km2
		Buttenheim	3,320 inhabitants	30 km2
		Ebrach	1,845 inhabitants	29.6 km2
		Heiligenstadt	3,642 inhabitants	76.7 km2
		Hirschaid	11,666 inhabitants	41 km2
		Rattelsdorf	4,531 inhabitants	39.6 km2
		Zapfendorf	5,042 inhabitants	30.6 km2

Municipalities

		Altendorf	1,941 inhabitants	8.6 km2
		Bischberg	6,037 inhabitants	17.5 km2
		Breitengüßbach	4,614 inhabitants	16.9 km2
		Frensdorf	4,887 inhabitants	44 km2
		Gerach	1,005 inhabitants	7.8 km2
		Gundelsheim	3,298 inhabitants	3.8 km2
		Kemmern	2,554 inhabitants	8.3 km2
		Königsfeld	1,352 inhabitants	42.7 km2
		Lauter	1,150 inhabitants	12.8 km2
		Lisberg	1,753 inhabitants	8.4 km2
		Litzendorf	6,045 inhabitants	25.9 km2
		Memmelsdorf	8,997 inhabitants	26.2 km2
		Oberhaid	4,668 inhabitants	27.2 km2
		Pettstadt	1,917 inhabitants	9.9 km2
		Pommersfelden	2,937 inhabitants	35.7 km2
		Priesendorf	1,534 inhabitants	8.4 km2
		Reckendorf	2,043 inhabitants	13.1 km2
		Schönbrunn im Steigerwald	1,935 inhabitants	24.7 km2
		Stadelhofen	1,261 inhabitants	41 km2
		Stegaurach	6,947 inhabitants	23.9 km2
		Strullendorf	7,805 inhabitants	31.7 km2
		Viereth-Trunstadt	3,645 inhabitants	15.8 km2
		Walsdorf	2,600 inhabitants	16.2 km2
		Wattendorf	700 inhabitants	22.2 km2