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Bamberg , city (1994 pop. 70,770), Bavaria, S Germany, a port on the Regnitz River. It is an industrial and commercial center; its manufactures include textiles, electrical equipment, clothing, machinery, and beer. Bamberg was the capital of a powerful ecclesiastical state from 1007 to 1802. In 1803 it passed to Bavaria. Noteworthy buildings in the picturesque city include the cathedral (built mostly in the 13th cent.), which includes the tombs of Emperor Henry II and Pope Clement II; a Gothic church (14th cent.); and two episcopal residences (16th and 18th cent.). It is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric and has a museum of natural history.

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Bamberg, Bavaria/Germany A shortening of Babenberg, the ancestral castle of the Babenberg family. In 976 Leopold I of Babenberg became Margrave of Ostmark (Austria) and his descendants ruled until the male line died out in 1246. The name Babenberg is said to come from Babe, a daughter of Otto II (955–83), German king (961–83) and Holy Roman Emperor (967–83).

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