Amberg, Waldsassen, Weiden, Neustadt, and FlossenbĂĽrg in the Upper Palatine, Bavaria
Forests, rolling hills, and sights including Amberg, Waldsassen, Weiden, and FlossenbĂĽrg are the major draws of the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate) in Bavaria, Germany.
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The Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate) in Bavaria has traditionally been ruled by the Wittelsbach family from their electorate in the Palatinate along the Rhine. Here the Wittelsbachs lived in splendor in the magnificent castle in Heidelberg and later in the largest Baroque palace in Germany in Mannheim. In 1620, the Oberpfalz became part of Bavaria, which was up to then ruled by a different branch of the Wittelsbach family.