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4 Dialects

Several German dialects are spoken in Bavaria. In the administrative regions to the north the Frankonian dialect is prevalent, in Swabia the local dialect is Swabian, a thread of the Alemannic dialect family. In the Upper Palatinate people speak the Northern Bavarian dialect that can vary regionally. In Upper and Lower Bavaria (Middle) Bavarian is the predominant dialect.

5 History

Main article: History of Bavaria

The Wittelsbach family ruled Bavaria from 1180 to 1918. Bavaria became a kingdom in 1806. In 1815 the Rhenish Palatinate became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Ludwig II of Bavaria ( 1845 - 1886) reigned as King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886.

See also: List of rulers of Bavaria, List of Premiers of Bavaria

6 Miscellaneous

The many famous Bavarians include:

• Painters such as Hans Holbein the Elder, Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach and Franz Marc
• Musicians such as Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss
• Modern musicians like Klaus Doldinger and Barbara Dennerlein
• Widely-read Bavarian writers like Bertolt Brecht
• Well-known scientists such as the Nobel prize winner Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
• Well-known inventors such as Levi Strauss and Rudolf Diesel.
• Neurologist Alois Alzheimer, who described the disease bearing his name.

The motorcycle and automobile makers BMW (the name stands for Bayerische Motoren-Werke, or "Bavarian Motor Works") and Audi have a Bavarian industrial base.

A famous annual festival is called Oktoberfest or October Festival. It is the largest public beer festival in the world, celebrated since 1811 during the last two weeks of September.

7 Tourism

Southern Bavaria is one of the most important tourist regions in Germany. Lakes for sailing and swimming, various health resorts, mountains fur hiking and skiing, nature reserves, rich Baroque churches and the castles of King Ludwig II of Bavaria attract guests from around the world.

8 External links

• State website
• Official Oktoberfest homepage
• Bayern.by portal site

Bavaria is also a Dutch beer brand.

Bavaria is also the name of the statue standing at the Theresienwiese in Munich.

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