Middle Franconia is a region in the state of Bavaria in Germany.

Cities

Rothenburg ob der Tauber:
Town hall and Market square

Old town hall of Weißenburg in Bayern

• Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) the biggest city in the region and notable as one of the preeminent Reichsstädte during much of the middle ages
• Erlangen university town with a big Siemens-presence and a cosmopolitan feeling to it unusual in a town of only 100 000
• Ansbach the administrative center and former residence of the margraves of Ansbach-Bayreuth
• Fürth Nuremberg's neighbor and most important rival with a rich jewish history
• Herzogenaurach - world famous as the city of Adidas and Puma, this place offers superb outlet shopping as well as an underapreciated old town
• Rothenburg ob der Tauber — famous for its intact medieval Altstadt encircled by 13th century town walls.
• Schwabach
• Thalmässing
• Weißenburg

Other destinations

Franconian Lake District: Big Brombach Lake

• Franconian Lake District

Get in

By plane

The only airport with scheduled flights in this area is in Nuremberg (NUE ^IATA). If you arrive from further away, you will most likely have to change planes in Frankfurt (FRA ^IATA).

By car

The Autobahns A3, A9 and A73 run through this area

By train

The main hub is Nuremberg. From there S-Bahn or Regional trains connect to (almost) all points with a train station in the region and some beyond

By bus

Some Intercity buses in Germany stop in some places, again most of them in Nuremberg