Photo: Wolfgang Hauck — Aerial view of Schöffelding 2024

Bavaria's digital cultural platform

BayernHistory connects places, stories, memories and cultural projects in a shared digital infrastructure.

What is BayernHistory?

BayernHistory is the digital platform for regional history, remembrance culture and cultural themes in Bavaria. Municipalities, museums, initiatives, cultural venues and educational organisations shape their own content and make it permanently and publicly accessible.

over 80: municipalities
8: topic areas
over 1,800: entries
over 50,000: downloads
free of charge and ad-free
Bavaria-wide: available

As of May 2026

Get involved

BayernHistory grows together with municipalities, museums, associations, archives, cultural initiatives and educational organisations. New topic areas can be set up permanently within the platform and supported editorially.

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Example of navigating the BayernHistory topic area with map and register

Topic worlds in BayernHistory

BayernHistory brings together historical, cultural and societal themes within a shared digital platform.

BayernHistory over 600 entries Local and regional history of Bavaria — the central topic area. Audio Trails (Hörpfade, with BR) with Bavarian Broadcasting · over 400 entries Audio walks produced in cooperation with Bavarian Broadcasting (BR). Museums with their own app Example: Bahnpark Augsburg · more than 400 entries Museums run their own dedicated app inside the shared platform — visible, searchable, permanent. Das Labyrinth — Exhibition App, Documentation and Catalogue Exhibition app · Documentation and catalogue · 100 Years of Hitler's Imprisonment at Landsberg A digital mirror of a finished exhibition — preserved as a permanent catalogue. Language and Dialects A speaking language atlas Bavarian dialects made audible — word by word, place by place. Forest Trails by the Forestry Offices Forest trail · Ilztalbahn Forestry offices open up their woodlands digitally — combining natural landscape and history. School Projects (P-Seminare) Johnny Cash · St. Ottilien · Moosburg Neustadt Bavarian school pupils research the history of their region — and publish it themselves. NS Memorial Sites in Bavaria A digital platform for actors, initiatives and sites Memorial sites of the National Socialist era across Bavaria — dignified, expertly curated. Jewish Life in Bavaria past and present Traces, places and voices of Jewish life in Bavaria — curated by specialists. Join us now · Launch 2026 Inns and Breweries Join us now · Launch 2026 Bavaria's culinary and social history — inns, breweries, tradition. Topic area in preparation. Join us now · Launch 2026 Werkstatt Bayern Join us now · Launch 2026 People, works and stories of the performing arts, fine arts and craftsmanship in Bavaria. Topic area in preparation. Join us now · Launch 2026 Erzähl doch mal (Tell Me About It) Join us now · Launch 2026 A participatory collection of personal stories from Bavaria. Topic area in preparation.

BayernHistoryApp launches in the district of Landsberg

BR Fernsehen — From Swabia and Upper Bavaria · First broadcast 3 May 2023, 17:30

Under the patronage of the President of the Bavarian State Parliament

Ilse Aigner, MP, President of the Bavarian State Parliament

„Jewish life is an indispensable part of the Free State's cultural identity — in our past, present, and future!"

Ilse Aigner MP · President of the Bavarian State Parliament

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Why BayernHistory?

Make regional history visible
Preserve memories for the long term
Reach young people digitally
Connect places and people

BayernHistory keeps growing

BayernHistory is designed for the long term. New topic areas are taking shape, cooperations are deepening, and the platform evolves alongside its partners. A Bavaria-wide map showing all active regions is in preparation.

BayernHistory at a glance

The BayernHistoryApp is the central digital platform for Bavarian history and regional studies. Eight themed areas bring together urban history, NS memorial sites, Jewish life, Bavarian inn culture, audio guides, railway history, the Bavarian language atlas and personal memories under one roof. More than 1,800 entries from over 80 Bavarian municipalities make the app a well-established platform for everyone who wants to discover, experience or historically explore Bavaria — free of charge for iOS and Android.

BayernHistory on your smartphone