'''Bavaria''' (German: ''Bayern'') is a ''Bundesland'' (federal state) of the [[Germany]], situated in the south-east of the country. Its capital is [[Munich]]. The [[Heresy|heretical]] [[sect]] of [[Bogomil: Bogomilism|Bogomilism]] arose in Bavaria in the 10th through 15th century and died out after the Ottoman conquest of 1463. Until 1918 Bavaria was a kingdom within the [[German Empire]]; prior to the formation of the German Empire in 1871 it had been an independent kingdom.
Bavaria has the second-largest economy in Germany, after [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. Its main resources are industry (motor vehicles, heavy electrical equipment, consumer electronics) and services (banks, insurance, tourism, entertainment).
== Politcs Politics ==
Bavaria is currently ruled by the [[conservative]] [[CSU]]. The minister president is [[Markus Söder]] who is preceded by [[Horst Seehofer]]. In April 2018 minister president Söder ordered Christian Crosses to be Displayed on All Entrances to Government Buildings in Bavaria.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixVywnUbrY</ref>
Since the end of [[Second World War]] Bavaria was almost always ruled by the [[Conservative]] [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria]] (an exception was Wilhelm Hoegner, who was a member of the Leftist [[SPD]]).
=== Minister presidents of Bavaria since the end of World War II ===
* Fritz Schäffer (1945)
* Wilhelm Hoegner (1945–1946)