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Traffic Routes   Trade and Banking   Arts and Crafts I
   
Traffic and trade routes have always passed through Bavaria, and because of this the upkeep and also construction of major roads has always been very important. Ever since the fall ...

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  Ever since the Early Middle Ages, long-distance trade has been one of the most important sources of income in the transit land of Bavaria. During the 15th and 16th centuries, two international ...

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  A highly developed level of industry has existed in Franconia and Swabia since medieval times. Old Bavaria, in contrast, was primarily agrarian in structure. Typical products included ...

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Arts and Crafts II   Industry I   Industry II
   
The goldsmiths and silversmiths of Nuremberg, and above all of Augsburg, occupied a special position. Their brilliant work enjoyed international fame during the 16th and 17th centuries ...

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  Today, industry is the mainstay of the Bavarian economy. No one sector prevails, although the electrical, automotive, mechanical engineering, chemicals and plastic industries are all ...

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  The traditional industries in Bavaria also include glass and ceramics. Some companies have only withstood international competition successfully by specialising. One such is the firm ...

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Global Players   Media and Communication   Agriculture
   
Only 5% of all Bavarian industrial enterprises have more than 500 employees. They include several internationally active groups of companies such as Siemens AG, which shifted its headquarters ...

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  Munich ranks as the most important publishing centre in the world, and is a close second to New York. Three hundred publishing houses in Bavaria produce around one quarter of all the ...

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  Agriculture is still a distinctive feature of Bavaria, even though the number of farms is steadily decreasing. Family-run farms are the mainstay of the state's agriculture. ...

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Special Products      
       
Bavaria has several special products to contribute to the foodstuff and beverage industry. First of all there are the 40 or more different kinds of beer, brewed with hops from Bavaria's ...

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