Editing Principality of Bayreuth (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Ostfranken um 1400.png|thumb|left|East Franconian territories around 1400, Burgraviate of Nuremberg in blue]]
The Kulmbach-Bayreuth principality arose from the northern uplands (''Oberland'') of the former [[Burgraviate of Nuremberg]], while the southern lowlands (''Unterland'') formed the [[Principality of Ansbach]]. The final border demarcation was settled by the 1541 [[House Treaty of Regensburg]], adding some smaller ''Unterland'' territories to Bayreuth.  However, it was not connected with the ''Oberland'' core territory stretching up to the [[Franconian Forest]] and the [[Fichtel Mountains]]. Mountainous and densely wooded, most of the lands were of less agricultural use, nevertheless mineral resources, predominantly [[iron ore|ore]] deposits led to the construction of numerous [[mining|mines]].

Beside the residence [[Bayreuth]], the separate ''Oberland'' and ''Unterland'' territories were administered from [[Hof, Bavaria|Hof]] and [[Neustadt an der Aisch]] respectively.