States or Territories

Bavaria

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Bavaria." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/bavaria.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Bavaria. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/bavaria

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-bavaria,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Bavaria},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/bavaria},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering Baden-Wurttemberg, Hesse, Thuringia and Saxony, as well as Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic. Its December 2023 population was 13,435,062 across an area of 70,541.58 square kilometers, and its capital is Munich.

Facts

Capital

Munich 1

Population

13,435,062 1

2023 figure from Bavaria's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2023 1

Area (sq km)

70,541.58 1

Latitude

49 degrees north 1

Longitude

11.5 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Germany

Bavaria is a state of Germany.

Source Bavaria (Wikipedia)

Munich

munich is associated with bavaria.

Source Munich (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Munich

munich is the capital of bavaria.

Source Munich (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Europe

Bavaria is on continent.

Source Bavaria (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Bavaria (Wikipedia)

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Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a landlocked state of Germany. It borders the states of Baden-Wurttemberg to the west, Hesse to the north-west, and Thuringia and Saxony to the north, as well as the countries of Switzerland and Austria to the south and the Czech Republic to the east.

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1. Bavaria (Wikipedia)

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