Franconia Day or Tag der Franken ("Day of the Franconians") was born in 2006 following a decision by the

Bavarian Landtag The Landtag of Bavaria, officially known in English as the Bavarian State Parliament, is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Bavaria. The parliament meets in the Maximilianeum in Munich. Elections to the Landtag are held ev ...

and has been celebrated annually since then on 2 July or on the weekend immediately following. It is intended to highlight the diverse landscape and history of the Franconian region and to raise awareness of Franconia's potential for development and innovation. The central festive event is held alternately in and by the three

Franconia Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch''). The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper F ...

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

Upper Franconia Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) is a '' Regierungsbezirk'' (administrative 'Regierungs''region 'bezirk'' of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, the others being Middle ...

Middle Franconia Middle Franconia (german: Mittelfranken, ) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the west of Bavaria and borders the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach; however, ...

and

Lower Franconia Lower Franconia (german: Unterfranken) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region of Franconia. History After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was total ...

- and has the character of a state festival day. Its predecessor were the events held since 1999 by the Fränkischer Bund and other organisers.Webseite zur Geschichte des Tags der Franken
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Weblinks

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References

Literature

* Der Tag der Franken. Geschichte – Anspruch – Wirklichkeit (= Geschichte und Kultur in Mittelfranken Bd. 1), hg. vom Bezirk Mittelfranken durch Andrea M. Kluxen und Julia Hecht, Würzburg 2010 * Handbuch der bayerischen Geschichte, begr. v. Max Spindler, Bd. III/1: Geschichte Frankens bis zúm Ausgang des 18. Jahrhunderts, München 1997 * Schöler, Eugen: Fränkische Wappen erzählen Geschichte und Geschichten, Neustadt/Aisch 1992 {{authority control Upper Franconia Middle Franconia Lower Franconia Franconian culture July observances