Freistaat Bayern

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Thuringia and Saxony, as well as the countries of Austria and the Czech Republic. Its capital and largest city is Munich; other major cities include Nuremberg and Augsburg. With an area of 70,550 square kilometres, it is the largest German state, and with 13.08 million inhabitants, the second most populous.