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Bavaria Map and Guide
Map and Guide to Bavaria (Bayern) in
Germany. This map of Bavaria shows a growing collection of 360 panoramas taken around the country by various panoramic photographers. Browse the various parts of Germany featured by selecting a pin on the interactive map. The Bavaria map, provided by Google, can be views as either a road map, terrain map, satellite images or even using the Google Earth plugin. The number of places in Bavaria featured on the map will increase as more 360 panoramas are added to the collection.
About Bavaria
Bavaria (Bayern) is one of the largest states (Bundesland) in
Germany. The capital city of Bavaria is
Munich, set in Upper Bavaria. Bavaria shares borders with the German states of Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Thuringia and Saxony. It also shares international borders with the
Czech Republic,
Austria and
Switzerland. Both the Danube and the Rhine flow through Bavaria, and the border with Austria is defined by the Bavarian Alps, which contains the highest peak in Germany, the Zugspitze.
Aside from Munich, the other major cities in Bavaria are Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Augsburg, Würzburg, Regensburg, Ingolstadt, Fürth and Erlangen. Bavaria is full of ancient buildings, castles and places of historical interest.