The City of Bamberg Photo Gallery by Tomasz Dziubinski

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The City of Bamberg

The Old Town of Bamberg has been designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, since it has retained its medieval look
and was one of the few German cities that sustained virtually no damage during WWII.

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Bamberg is located in Frankonia, 63 km north of Nuremberg, and 101 km east of Würzburg. It is situated on the Regnitz river, 3 km before it flows into the Main river. Bamberg extends over seven hills, each crowned by a church. This has led to Bamberg being called the "Franconian Rome". The city divides into three main districts, the market gardening district on the west bank of the river; the older inner city nestled on an island in the middle of the river and then ecclesiastical centre which dominates the rolling hills on the east side of the river.

During the post-Roman centuries of Germanic migration and settlement, the region afterwards included in the Diocese of Bamberg was inhabited for the most part by Slavs. The town, first mentioned in 902, grew up by the castle (Babenberch) which gave its name to the Babenberg family. On their extinction it passed to the Saxon house. The area was Christianized chiefly by the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Fulda, and the land was under the spiritual authority of the Diocese of Würzburg. In 1007, Henry II, King of the Romans, made Bamberg, a family inheritance, the seat of a separate diocese. The emperor and his wife Cunigunde gave large temporal possessions to the new diocese, and it received many privileges out of which grew the secular power of the bishop. From the middle of the 13th century onward the bishops were princes of the Empire and ruled Bamberg, forcing the construction of monumental buildings. The witch trials of the 17th century claimed hundreds of victims in Bamberg and reached a climax between 1626 and 1631. The famous Drudenhaus (witch prison), built in 1627, is no longer standing today, however, detailed accounts of some cases remain. In 1647, the University of Bamberg was founded as "Academia Bambergensis". When the secularization of church lands took place (1802) the diocese covered 3,305 km² and had a population of 207,000. Bamberg thus lost its independence in 1802, and in 1803, it became a part of Bavaria.

Bamberg is also famous for it's brewing tradition. The Benedictine monks from St. Michael's Monastery began brewing beer in 1122. The attractions of the "beer city" of Bamberg are its nine breweries, which produce over 50 distinctive, full-flavoured beers including of course smoke beer, the specialty of Bamberg.

Holzmarkt	Markusplatz	Old Town Hall - Brueckenrathaus	Geyerswörthplatz	Old Town and Regnitz River
Old Town Hall and Regnitz River	Old Town	Domstraße	Old Town and Regnitz River	Old Town Hall
Unterer Kaulberg	Karmelitenkirche St. Theodor	The Dom	The Dom	Old Town
The Dom	The Old Court	The Domplatz - Neue Residentz	The Domplatz - Neue Residentz	The Dom
Old Town	The Dom	Neue Residentz	The Dom & Old Court	The Old Court
Old Town & Obere Pfarkirche	St. Michael's Monastery	Old Town	Old Town	St. Jacob Basilica
St. Jacob Basilica	Obere Pfarkirche	A view from the Domplatz	Obere Pfarkirche	St. Michael's Monastery
Karmelitenkirche St. Theodor	St. Michael's Monastery	Old Town	Michelsberg	Old Town
Maximiliansplatz	Obere Pfarkirche	Regnitz River	Karmelitenkirche St. Theodor	Obere Pfarkirche
St. Jacob Basilica	St. Michael's Monastery	Obere Pfarkirche	Neue Residentz	Untere Brücke
Old Town & Untere Brücke	Old Town & Regnitz River	Old Town	Old Town & Regnitz River	Old Town & Regnitz River
Old Town Hall & Regnitz River	Obere Pfarkirche	Old Town & Regnitz River	Old Town & Regnitz River	Old Town & Regnitz River
Old Town	Old Town	Obere Pfarkirche	Old Town & Regnitz River	Old Town
Old Town & Regnitz River	Old Town	Old Town	Obere Pfarkirche	Obere Pfarkirche
Old Town		Old Town	Old Town	Old Town
Karmelitenkirche St. Theodor	Old Town & Obere Pfarkirche	Old Town

Guest		28-Jan-2015 18:06
Beautiful memories stationed there 1965-1968 Loved the city and the people

Howard Fitzcharles III		17-Jul-2014 21:24
Great Photos. It also helped me ID photos I took in Bamberg in 1958 when I was there.

Zeeshan Rasheed		26-Dec-2011 17:11
I have never been to Bamberg but i really would love go there. Nice places has nice people. i really am curious.

Rajesh Sonawane		28-Nov-2010 07:21
I dont have the words for such incridible places in Bamberg , I just love very much this city from full of my heart , I have been the city Bamberg 6 years ago and still missing the smell of the beautifull culture and the very sweey people . I pray to god for giving me a chance again to see this beauty , and may God bless the beauty of Bamberg Forever. Rajesh Sonawane , India

dond		10-Nov-2008 11:40
Wonderful gallery full of colorful and interesting images.

Dominika Mañczak		26-Nov-2007 17:10
Dziêkujê, ¿e wróci³y moje wspomnienia z zesz³orocznego wypadu do bambergu, jestem wzruszona i zachycona zdjêciami. Jest to przemi³e prze¿ycie spogl±daæ na swoje wspomnienia z innej perspektywy... www.bez-hipokryzji.blog.pl www.fotothing.com/WeirdMika

Kimberley Hannaman Taylor		15-Oct-2007 04:11
Lovely gallery. I had the pleasure of visiting Bamberg for the wedding of my friend who was born and raised there. It's at once grand and intimate and you've done a splendid job relaying this feeling. V. KHT

Guest		03-Oct-2007 07:44
Good photos

Guest		29-Sep-2007 20:03
So beautiful, thank you for sharing and explaining. V

Guest		24-Sep-2007 09:37
Wonderfull gallery, nicely done.

Guest		24-Sep-2007 02:02
I greatly enjoyed visiting through your beautiful images. ~V~

Guest		23-Sep-2007 21:35
a great set of pictures, hope its not finished yet ...!

Dennis Camp		23-Sep-2007 03:02
The pictures are quite nice, you ave documented the city very well, excellent work!

John Beck		22-Sep-2007 23:12
I really enjoy your "City" galleries. It's almost like being there.

Shmuel Halevi		22-Sep-2007 15:10
Your photos make me wish to go and see this beautiful town for myself. Excellent photography. V.

Gerard Koehl		22-Sep-2007 11:57
Magnifique galerie qui c'est bien étoffé en mon absence. Bravo et vote

James Bonnd		21-Sep-2007 09:17
Very your style gallery, congrats

Guest		21-Sep-2007 09:14
an outstanding gallery. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. (V)

silvia marmori		20-Sep-2007 21:01
a wonderful view of the city, architecture and atmosphere.. superb light in all, excellent work.. ( thanks for detailed notes)

Naret Visesvongsa		20-Sep-2007 09:28
Thank you for sharing here with the information and beatiful pictures.

uuuu		19-Sep-2007 19:50
splendid gallery, V.

Arthur Lebacq		19-Sep-2007 19:26
Great and beautiful gallery ,excellent work ,congrats. V

Marisa Livet		19-Sep-2007 17:44
I had already visited this gallery several times, Tomasz…only now I realize that, once again I had not left any sign of my passage. I feel like stressing the fact that once again you have offered us a gallery of very high technical quality, visual elegance, and original approach to the images. Marisa

Zoltán Balogh		19-Sep-2007 09:59
Great work again, Tomasz, congratulations! Voted!:)

Guest		18-Sep-2007 22:05
Great gallery...nicely done. V

Nicki Thurgar		18-Sep-2007 18:03
What a beautiful place, and you've caught it in great light!

Guest		18-Sep-2007 16:05
A very interesting gallery of well executed images.

Máire Uí Mhaicín		18-Sep-2007 15:53
Great gallery : it would make you want to visit the place.-v-

Guest		17-Sep-2007 13:57
Excellent gallery with great colours! GMV

Jola Dziubinska		17-Sep-2007 12:47
Amazing gallery of beautiful places, very atmospheric and warm in color and light. Fantastic, proffesional work. Vote.

rakes		17-Sep-2007 12:06
a serene city beautifully captured and shown. almost like a tour...only item left is your voice!!V

wernere01		17-Sep-2007 07:32
A great gallery. You´ve captured the old architecture and the atmosphere of Bamberg so well.

Guest		16-Sep-2007 18:43
fine series DD

H. P. Henriksen Starman		16-Sep-2007 17:52
Fine portrait of the city.v.

Sandi Whitteker		16-Sep-2007 17:41
Thanks for the splendid tour of the beautifully preserved town, so well captured through your eyes and lens.

zyziza		16-Sep-2007 08:05
Fabulous gallery, full of wonderful shots of old europeen town! Vote!

edwin		16-Sep-2007 00:30
dream?! cartoon?! fantasy?? made believe? a vote here.

edwin		16-Sep-2007 00:29
beautiful color. a vote here.

Vikas Malhotra		15-Sep-2007 10:57
Gorgeous photos of a beautiful town, stunning collection. Cheers, Vikas.

cambraniz		15-Sep-2007 07:52
Superb lights, colours and composition. Nice city; great great work. Thanks for sharing. Marc

Cindy		15-Sep-2007 01:34
Amazing work and an amazing city, so photogenic, I love them all. A big, big V!!

Larry Grace		14-Sep-2007 20:20
Great work Tomasz, thanks for sharing

Guest		14-Sep-2007 18:48
Really nice photos! Cheers, Dmitri

Steve Viscot		14-Sep-2007 09:31
nice series and outstanding PP work -v

GeneWard		14-Sep-2007 03:36
I like what you did whith these buildings; you got the most out of them

antl		13-Sep-2007 12:33
Remarkable images, great compositions, great color.great gallery.

Chris Spracklen		13-Sep-2007 12:12
Stunning gallery, Tomasz! Magnificent work! (V) Kind regards, Chris

Michael Shpuntov		13-Sep-2007 03:18
Great gallery full of warm golden light and great architecture. Terrific capture Tomasz. Vote.

marie-jose wolff		12-Sep-2007 21:27
wonderful images of an old city! superb light and warm colors! V.

laine82		12-Sep-2007 21:23
Outstanding architectural images.

Guest		12-Sep-2007 19:41
Wonderful gallery so very well captured in images. GMV

an nguyen		12-Sep-2007 17:08
Magnificent architectual expression. Beautiful gallery. Big V.

shatterbug		12-Sep-2007 05:08
Terrific architectural study...thanks also for the caption!

Susanne v. Schroeder		11-Sep-2007 23:31
Another wonderful tour through a beautiful city. Thanks for sharing.

Paradoxal Studio Classic		11-Sep-2007 20:33
I love the warm colorful mood of this beautiful gallery.

Navake		11-Sep-2007 19:34
Great gallery full of interesting architectural images full of colour. Well done. Cheers, Jorma.

FrankB		11-Sep-2007 18:50
such a picture perfect town...and you've captured it heart and soul in these images.....V

Petros Labrakos		11-Sep-2007 06:19
Perfection! from one end to the other! I don't think ther'is a single picture I don't like... (V)

Xavi Barneda		10-Sep-2007 14:19
Excel.lent Gallery! Superb light.. V!

Mihai		10-Sep-2007 12:11
Excellent work ! V !

don nieman		10-Sep-2007 10:20
You have put a lot of effort into this. Very well done. I appreciate the history, too. What a beautiful old city so artfully captured in your photographs.

Guest		10-Sep-2007 07:30
What a beautiful gallery! Makes me want to visit.

Jonathan Popp		10-Sep-2007 00:04
Excellent work. Beautiful town.

Damon Lynch		09-Sep-2007 18:55
Bravo!

Bert de Vos		09-Sep-2007 14:37
Wonderful gallery Tomasz!V

Andrew Vincent		09-Sep-2007 10:46
This is a excellent gallery Tomasz, you have protrayed it as a very beautiful city. Beautiful photography. BIG VOTE!

fdt		09-Sep-2007 10:26
Excellent gallery! Vote. Thanks for sharing. f

CIS		08-Sep-2007 22:47
Tomasz, this is a Sensational gallery!!! Each one is so marvelous. A pleasure to view Bamberg!

Guest		08-Sep-2007 21:41
Another great gallery with your own signature. Voted.

Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography		08-Sep-2007 21:06
bardzo dobre zdjecia ,pelne powietrza,bravo,vote

Rosi Blaurock		08-Sep-2007 19:23
A nice gallery!

Guest		08-Sep-2007 14:48
A wonderful gallery of some really beautiful architecture! As always, your lighting is superb! V

Jose Canovas		08-Sep-2007 13:49
Congrats Tomas!

Barry S Moore		08-Sep-2007 12:08
Beautiful images of this historic location, all well composed. ~v~

veraferia		08-Sep-2007 11:43
Wonderful gallery with images very sharp and great lighting!~V

Yi Feng		08-Sep-2007 03:24
Beautiful gallery! V

olivier bruning		07-Sep-2007 21:26
wonderful gallery of a beautiful old city. great work Tomasz! ~V~

Guest		07-Sep-2007 19:32
In your photographs looks like a golden city, great gallery, v.

Stewart Mitchell		07-Sep-2007 18:18
Stunning gallery Thomasz, reminds me in parts of the Hanovarian town of Celle, but on a different scale. It too survived WW2 almost intact. Enjoyed viewing, thanks S

Hans Chr. Sørensen		07-Sep-2007 16:35
Very nice gallery!

Olaf Herrig		07-Sep-2007 07:33
Exdcellent gallery! V.

mossa joudeh		06-Sep-2007 12:44
very beautifull pictures good luck

Alex Foong		06-Sep-2007 10:13
Wonderful capture! So classic is the City of Bamberg, and you have put all these images for us all to enjoy.

krunal		06-Sep-2007 08:41
Beautiful gallery Tomasz Vote

Guest		06-Sep-2007 08:36
Has become a wonderful gallery, it's not so far from us so worth a visit, thank you.

Janice Dunn		06-Sep-2007 07:45
Lovely to see this old town. You have captured some great architecture - well done. V

Toto Abajero		05-Sep-2007 23:12
Amazing gallery.Voted

Ron Horloff		04-Sep-2007 23:50
Beautiful compositions, with appealing color and perspective. Very nice. Ron

Jose Paulo Andrade		04-Sep-2007 14:48
Good photos of this city!!

Nestor Derkach		04-Sep-2007 13:45
This is a winning gallery , all great images , your trademark of nice detail present in all images. Very beautiful area ,you are very lucky to have places like this to photograph. Vote

Jean-Luc Rollier		04-Sep-2007 12:17
Outstanding work ! JL Vote

Rosemarie Kusserow		04-Sep-2007 11:17
Beautiful gallery, thanks for the walk through this wonderful old town, you inspired me to visite this place anytime, Rosemarie :o)

Chad Ramsey		03-Sep-2007 22:46
Thanks for all the information on this town! What a neat history lesson and your pictures as usual are fantastic! V

Ali Majdfar		03-Sep-2007 12:16
Spectacular collection, excellent shots. GMV

Guest		03-Sep-2007 10:36
A wonderful gallery of classic and grand ancient city. -v-

FrankB		03-Sep-2007 09:10
wonderful collection...hope there is more!....V

M Williamson Lebon		03-Sep-2007 04:06
Wonderful!!! V

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		03-Sep-2007 00:36
Beautiful collection of images from a grand old city. V

Guest		02-Sep-2007 23:40
Excellent collection of images in natural light ! V. Regards

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The City of Bamberg

The Old Town of Bamberg has been designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, since it has retained its medieval lookand was one of the few German cities that sustained virtually no damage during WWII.

The Old Town of Bamberg has been designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, since it has retained its medieval look
and was one of the few German cities that sustained virtually no damage during WWII.