Nuremberg is the largest city in Franconia and the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria. Its 546,397 (2024) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany.Wikipedia
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of 70,550.19 km2 (27,239.58 mi2), it is the largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total land area of Germany, and with over 13.08 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous German state, behind only North Rhine-Westphalia; however, due to its large land area, its population density is below the German average. Major cities include Munich, Nuremberg, and Augsburg.Wikipedia
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