What are the natural resources of Bavaria?

Germany and Bavaria are among the regions of the world with scarce natural resources, and are therefore reliant upon imports. Our future key technologies particularly need special high-quality metallic raw materials that are indispensable to the production process. In June 2010, the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs ... read more

There are several large rivers such as the Inn, the Isar and the Danube, so water electricity is a significant resource. Large parts of Bavaria are covered by trees, and their wood serves as a major resource as well. read more

In Germany, Bavaria is the largest producer of raw materials in the pit and quarry industries in terms of diversity and volume. However, Bavaria also taps natural energy resources, such as oil, natural gas and geothermal heat. Bavaria is one of the German states specialising in the subterranean storage of natural gas. read more

Natural resources: Sand and gravel, natural stone, clay, silica sand, kaolin. Agriculture products: Dairy products, cheese, meat and meat products, sugar, beer, hops. Industries: Car industry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, foods, tourism. read more