Bavaria
Oktoberfest's home region
Bavaria is a state in southeastern Germany, the country's largest by area.
Known for Alpine scenery, beer culture, and Oktoberfest, it maintains a distinct regional identity within Germany.
Bavarian often describes the traditional culture: Bavarian pretzels, a Bavarian beer hall.
Munich is its capital.
Portable fabric shelters
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
- lederhosenTraditional German leather shorts
- oompahBrass rhythm pattern
- brass bandHorn and percussion ensemble
fairground · rides · carnival · crowds · toasts · tapping · mayor · September
Bavaria's largest city
- NurembergGerman trial city
- AugsburgBavarian city, Roman-founded
- RegensburgBavarian city on Danube
- BambergHistoric Bavarian episcopal seat
Franconia · Swabia · Danube · Black Forest
Beer manufacturing facility
- HofbräuhausRenowned Munich beer hall
- weissbierGerman cloudy wheat ale
- bockStrong German lager
- hopsBittering agent for ale
malt · barley · brewmaster · stein · biergarten · prost · keg · tap
German egg-dough pasta
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- schnitzelBreaded fried meat slice
- bratwurstGerman minced-pork sausage
- apfelstrudelAustrian rolled apple pastry
Snow sport on runners
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- chaletsWooden mountain dwellings
- cablecarWire-pulled transit vehicle
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
edelweiss · peaks · summits · trails · snowboarding · climbing · alpinism · mountaineering
Traditional German folk costume
- gemütlichkeitWarm, convivial atmosphere
- zitherFlat stringed instrument, played horizontally
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- polkaBouncy partnered folk step
woodcarving · Krampus · carnival · customs · festivals · yodeling · alphorn · folk dance
Nineteenth-century Bavarian palace
- fairytaleMagical children's narrative
- turretsSmall projecting towers
- throne roomSovereign's formal audience hall
- grottoSmall scenic cavern
chandeliers · tapestries · gardens · fountains · tours · restoration · romantic · medieval
tents
Portable fabric shelters
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
- lederhosenTraditional German leather shorts
- oompahBrass rhythm pattern
brass band · fairground · rides · carnival · crowds · toasts · tapping · mayor · September · tradition
Munich
Bavaria's largest city
- NurembergGerman trial city
- AugsburgBavarian city, Roman-founded
- RegensburgBavarian city on Danube
Bamberg · Franconia · Swabia · Danube · Black Forest
brewery
Beer manufacturing facility
- HofbräuhausRenowned Munich beer hall
- weissbierGerman cloudy wheat ale
- bockStrong German lager
hops · malt · barley · brewmaster · stein · biergarten · prost · keg · tap · foam
spätzle
German egg-dough pasta
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- schnitzelBreaded fried meat slice
- bratwurstGerman minced-pork sausage
skiing
Snow sport on runners
gondola · edelweiss · peaks · summits · trails · snowboarding · climbing · alpinism · mountaineering · glaciers
tracht
Traditional German folk costume
- gemütlichkeitWarm, convivial atmosphere
- zitherFlat stringed instrument, played horizontally
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
polka · woodcarving · Krampus · carnival · customs · festivals · yodeling · alphorn · folk dance
Neuschwanstein
Nineteenth-century Bavarian palace
- fairytaleMagical children's narrative
- turretsSmall projecting towers
- throne roomSovereign's formal audience hall
grotto · chandeliers · tapestries · gardens · fountains · tours · restoration · romantic · medieval · fortress
- GermanGermany, Austria, Switzerland, German, Berlin
- GermanyBerlin, Munich, Hamburg, Germany, German
- place namesplace names, Peking, Beijing, place name, city names
- 1800s GermanyBismarck, Prussia, German unification, German Confederation, Congress of Vienna
- DuchiesAnjou, Aquitaine, Austria, Baden, Bohemia
- European Divisionsoblast, region, province, county, district
BavariaPrussia
Former German kingdom
Brandenburg · Saxony · Berlin · Hamburg · Schleswig-Holstein
- Bavarian creamSet custard with gelatin
- Bavarian villageSmall German alpine community
- Bavarian AlpsMountain region in Bavaria
- Bavarian beerBrew from southern Germany
- Bavarian cultureTraditions of southeastern Germany