The location-based services app, "Bayern in historical maps" takes you on a fascinating journey to discover Bavaria cities, towns and monuments. Unique and rare historical maps of Bavaria owned by the Bavarian State Library, of the land boards Apian (1568) to "Topographical Atlas of the kingdoms of Bavaria" (1812-1867) may be considered in all details and explored interactively. Your current position as the viewer is displayed directly in the historical map, a timeline, you can navigate seamlessly between different map series. Diverse points-of-interest offer detailed representations to places, castles, monasteries and castles in the area of ​​your site, including 1,000 local historical views of Wening, Merian and Schedel. As a special highlight of Nuremberg offers a variety of multimedia-focused information about the Imperial Castle Town.

The Bavarian State Library is one of the world's largest and most significant research libraries. Their stocks are world famous and valuable works of the written cultural heritage of humanity, including a comprehensive collection of historical maps. The app "Bavaria in historical maps" is a site of the Bavarian State Library on the go and at home. On site you will find your current position in the selected historical map display, as well as interesting places and sites in their vicinity. You can go home in the high-resolution digitized historical maps to a virtual discovery tour through Bavaria. The offer is constantly expanding with new content.