Franconia
Cultural region in Southern Germany
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| 2022 | Completed census of the 25 largest cities in Franconia, documenting population changes from 2000 to 2022. Notable observations include Nuremberg as the largest city with 523,026 inhabitants, and significant population growth in cities like Fürth (+16.1%) and Schwäbisch Hall (+15.6%). |
| 2014 | In a Focus magazine survey on quality of life, the Franconian districts of Eichstätt and Fürth achieved top positions in the rankings. |
| 2013 | Franconia's ranking in the Deutsche Post Glücksatlas (Happiness Atlas) declined to 13th place out of 19 regions. |
| 2013 | Oldest macrofossils in Franconia (and Bavaria) discovered - archaeocyatha sponge-like marine organisms found in a 520-million-year-old limestone block near Schwarzenbach am Wald. |
| July 2011 | Bavarian government rejected the establishment of the first Franconian national park in the Steigerwald due to negative local population attitudes. |
| 2010 | Nuremberg ranked in the top 25 cities worldwide for quality of life in the Mercer Worldwide Quality of Living Survey, placing sixth among German cities. |
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