Map of Nazi Germany showing its administrative subdivisions (Gaue and Reichsgaue). Gau Franken in dark brown.
Capital
Nuremberg
Population
• 17 May 1939[1]
1,065,122
Government
Gauleiter
• 1929–1940
Julius Streicher
• 1940–1942 (acting)
Hans Zimmermann
• 1942–1944 (acting)
Karl Holz
• 1944–1945
Karl Holz
History
• Establishment
1 March 1929
• Disestablishment
8 May 1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Bavaria
Bavaria
Today part of
Germany
Gau Franconia (German: Gau Franken) was an administrative division of Nazi Germany in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, from 1933 to 1945. Before that, from 1929 to 1933, it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party in that area. Originally formed as Middle Franconia (German: Mittelfranken) in 1929, it was renamed Franconia in 1936.
^Bayrisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 26 June 2008.
GauFranconia (German: Gau Franken) was an administrative division of Nazi Germany in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, from 1933 to 1945. Before that, from 1929...
Gau Main Franconia (German: Gau Mainfranken), formed as Gau Lower Franconia (German: Gau Unterfranken) on 1 March 1929 and renamed Gau Main Franconia...
Franconia (German: Franken, pronounced [ˈfʁaŋkŋ̍] ; East Franconian: Franggn [ˈfrɑŋɡŋ̍]; Bavarian: Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its...
Lower Bavaria, Upper Palatinate and Upper Franconia, Bavaria. It was in existence from 1933 to 1945. The Nazi Gau (plural Gaue) system was originally established...
Streicher, he was editor-in-chief at Der Stürmer and Deputy Gauleiter of GauFranconia for many years, becoming Gauleiter in 1942. He was also an SA-Gruppenführer...
Lower Franconia (German: Unterfranken) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region...
The Gaue (singular: Gau) were the main administrative divisions of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. The Gaue were formed in 1926 as Nazi Party regional...
Holz may refer to: Karl Holz (Nazi) (1895–1945), Nazi Party leader of GauFranconia and an SA Gruppenführer Karl Holz (violinist) (1798–1858), Austrian...
lower Regnitz in Upper Franconia and northern Middle Franconia, between the Steigerwald and the northern Franconian Jura Gau Ruppmannsburg [de]: between...
Franconia (German: Franken) is a region that is not precisely defined, but which lies in the north of the Free State of Bavaria, parts of Baden-Württemberg...
as Franconian (Fränkisch) in German, is a dialect which is spoken in Franconia, the northern part of the federal state of Bavaria and other areas in...
electoral constituency 26, Franconia. On 19 January 1933, the Gau of Upper Franconia, led by Schemm, was merged with the Gau of Lower Bavaria-Upper Palatinate...
it again expanded, absorbing a neighboring Gau. Now encompassing all of Middle Franconia, it was renamed Gau Mittelfranken. Finally, in April 1933, the...
219) and took over the leadership of the Gunzenhausen group in the GauFranconia region until 1930. He headed the party's district of Gunzenhausen until...
October 1894 – 16 October 1946) was a German Nazi politician, Gauleiter of Gau Thuringia from 1927 and the General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment...
of his office on 13 January 1933. On 19 January, his Gau was merged with Upper Franconia into Gau Bavarian-East March (Bayerische Ostmark) under the leadership...
Landtag. On 1 October 1928, Hellmuth was appointed Gauleiter of Lower Franconia (Gau Unterfranken). His home and office were in Würzburg the capital. Three...
Lower Franconia. It lies on the river Franconian Saale, 25 km west of Schweinfurt. Hammelburg is the oldest winegrowing town (Weinstadt) in Franconia. Hammelburg...
Poppo was first mentioned as a ruler in the Gau of Grabfeld, a historic region in northeastern Franconia bordering on Thuringia, in 819 AD. He may be...
sung at official occasions in the districts of Lower Franconia, Middle Franconia, and Upper Franconia. The text of the hymn was written by Joseph Victor...