Würzburg (German: [ˈvʏʁtsbʊʁk] (listen); Main-Franconian: Wörtzburch) is a city in the traditional region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg is situated ca. 120 kilometres (75 mi) east-southeast of Frankfurt am Main and ca. 110 kilometres (68 mi) west-northwest of Nuremberg (Nürnberg). The population (as of 2018) is ca. 130,000 residents.The regional dialect is East Franconian.
The administration of the Landkreis Würzburg (district of Würzburg) is also located in the town.


The town is situated on the Main River, near its confluence with the Regnitz. The Würzburg Residence is a former imperial summer residence and castle of the electors and kings of Bavaria. It was built in 1715–1720 by Prince-Elector Maximilian II Emanuel (1679–1726) after he had to leave his original palace due to its destruction in 1689 during an attack by French troops under General François de Créquy during the War of Spanish Succession.

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