Books set in Bayern

40 books and other written works set here; ordered by German Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1MünchenDoktor Faustus10
2SchongauDer Hexer und die Henkerstochter4
3BambergDas Haus am Nonnengraben2
4AltöttingDie Henkerstochter und die schwarze Madonna1
5AltusriedErntedank1
6AschaffenburgDie mainzer Illuminaten1
7AugsburgHerzfaden1
8IngolstadtPioniere in Ingolstadt1
9KaufbeurenDie Henkerstochter und der Fluch der Pest1
10OberammergauDie Henkerstochter und das Spiel des Todes1
11PassauDie Henkerstochter und das Vermächtnis des Henkers1
12SchweinfurtDie Wolke1
13WürzburgDer Yalu fließt1

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Buddenbrooksby Thomas Mann · 1901 · Kaufingerstraße
#1467avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Doktor Faustusby Thomas Mann · 1947 · München
#2143avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Die Wolkeby Gudrun Pausewang · 1987 · Schweinfurt
#3111avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Die Familie Schroffensteinby Heinrich von Kleist · 1803 · Schwaben
#412.9avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Pioniere in Ingolstadtby Marieluise Fleißer · 1928 · Ingolstadt
#511.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Die Optimiererby Theresa Hannig · 2017 · München
#64.8avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Das Haus am Nonnengrabenby Karin Dengler-Schreiber · 2007 · Bamberg
#72.4avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Abenteuer in der Vollmondnachtby Johanna von Koczian · 1977 · München
#81.7avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Die Unvollkommenenby Theresa Hannig · 2019 · München
#91.6avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Omaby Peter Härtling · 1975 · München
#101.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits

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