Grossbayern

**Grossbayern**

The Kingdom of Grossbayern...

is a young, yet strong Nation with a King as current Monarch, it has a Population of 98 Million and was once a part of the Imperial State of Vromi. It broke off and went its own path.

Grossbayern (then Bayern) was first mentioned in 555 AD by a catholic priest to be a duchy in a valley near a great Mountain Range called the Oipen, wich heavily influence the Nations Culture. It remained an Independent Duchy and then Grand Duchy until 1422 when Vromi (then Empire of Vromi) annexed it after heavy fighting. only about 50 years ago did it achieve Independence from Vromi as a Kingdom.

Basic Info

Political:

Grossbayerns is a very Conservative State and Loyal to their Monarch. The Monarch of grossbayern is at a young age already educated in Politics, Economics and Law as in order to make a good ruler of the Nation. When he takes Rule he gets a Personal Advisor. He, with a cabinet of Corporation Owners (Grossbayern has a Corporationist- Distributist economy) then make up the Parliament, wich serves as advice and voice within his rule, yet alone the Monarch can fully rule the Nation and always makes the Last decision. The legislative Cabinet is elected and chosen by the Monarch and his Parliament of Corporations, who then make rules and laws of the nation lying beneath nobody other than the King, who can if he wants, dissolve the Cabinet.

Religion:

Grossbayern is a very Catholic State, compares to Orthodox Vromi, it enacts Religious Freedom. Grossbayern is home to the largest Catholic Community in Lapis and its main Objective is to remain Moral. Its many Religious Beliefs and Tradition directly influence its Culture, wich depict tales of Demons, Witches and Saints like St. Nicholaus and his horde of Demons lead by Krampus, or Frau Perchta the Christmas Witch to only name a *few*.

Culture:

Grossbayerns Culture is very Complex and stretches far with many Traditions and local Festivals. A large Part of Grossbayern' Culture is Food and clothing, both of wich have various specific diets and pieces of Clothing. Its Culture is rattles with many Traditions and Festivals, such as Ash Wednesday, where every citizen goes to his local church to recieve an ash cross on their forehead, in remembrence of Jesus' Sacrifice, It is the Wednesday that jesus died on. For Grossbayern' People it is also very Important to remain Moral, as it is a way for clarity for their Soul, wich promises a long life.

Pre-History:

before Grossbayern first became its own Land, there were only scattered tribes and folks, yet as a great ancient nation fell, many of its people fled to nowadays Grossbayern. There they joined the local Tribes and Folk, who then gathered together into one folk, mixed with languages and different culture, creating todays Grossbayern' Language and Culture, yet it would take anotehr 200 years for them to create their first nation, The duchy of Bayern.

Geography:

Grossbayern lays between 2 mountain ranges, the Oipen to the south andt he Middl to the north, the highest peak of the Nation alys in the Oipen at 5012m above the sea level, The Largest Stream of the Nation is the Denar, wich runs across the entire country from east to west and is the gatherpoint of almost all streams in Grossbayern, that is also where its Capital lies. Grossbayern' Climate is usually Cold and snowy in the north and south, yet warm and lush in teh central areas, mainly around the Denar, wich is inhabitet by large forests