Bavaria, KS

Bavaria is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Saline County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 60 residents. Bavaria lies along K-140 and a Union Pacific Railroad line west of Salina. The place was originally known as Hohneck, after Ernst Hohneck, who settled there in 1865. Ell-Saline schools are located in Brookville. In Bavaria, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Bavaria, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Bavaria was also known as Honek. Spring Creek flows through the community.