Districts of Middle Franconia

Nuremberg ( ; ; ) is the largest city in Franconia and the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria. Its 546,397 (2024) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany.

Erlangen (; , ) is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 120,646 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2025), it is the smallest of the eight major cities () in Bavaria. The number of inhabitants exceeded the threshold of 100,000 in 1974, making Erlangen a major city according to the statistical definition officially used in Germany.

Fürth (; East Franconian: ) is a city in the Middle Franconia administrative region of Bavaria, Germany. It is the second-largest city in the larger Franconia region and is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only apart.

Former building Gewerbevereins Ansbach|thumb|280px thumb|280px|Ansbach in the 17th century

Schwabach () is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg in the centre of the region of Franconia in the north of Bavaria. Together with the neighboring cities of Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen, Schwabach forms one of the three metropolitan areas in Bavaria. The city is an autonomous administrative district (kreisfreie Stadt). Schwabach is also the name of the river which runs through the city prior to joining the Rednitz.

district in Bavaria, Germany

district in Bavaria, Germany

district in Bavaria, Germany

district in Bavaria, Germany

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen () is a Landkreis (district) in the Middle Franconia region (Mittelfranken) of western Bavaria, Germany. The town has a population of 95,000. Neighbouring districts are (from the north, clockwise) Ansbach, Roth, Eichstätt and Donau-Ries. It is located in the south of Middle Franconia, 50 kilometres south of Nuremberg. Largest city and the administrative center is Weißenburg in Bayern.

Erlangen-Höchstadt is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürth, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Forchheim and Nürnberger Land, and by the cities of Nuremberg and Erlangen. The city of Erlangen is not part of the district, but nonetheless its administrative seat.

district in Bavaria, Germany