 Franconia's largest city and unofficial capital is Nuremberg, which is contiguous with Erlangen and Fürth, with which it forms a large conurbation, with around 1.3 million inhabitants.The German word "Franken"—Franconians—also refers to the ethnic group, which is mainly to be found in this region.They are to be distinguished from the Germanic tribe of the Franks, and historically formed their easternmost settlement area.