Franconia (German: Franken) is a historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the moern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west. The name survives in the Bavarian administrative regions of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken), but the original region extended further west to Speyer, Mainz, and Worms (west of the Rhine).