▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁administrative ▁community ▁( Ver walt ungs gemein schaft ) ▁of ▁Ba un ach . ▁Until ▁administrative ▁reform ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Ba un ach ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Lower ▁Fran con ian ▁district ▁of ▁E bern . ▁ ▁Ba un ach ▁calls ▁itself ▁the ▁“ Fran con ian ▁Three - R iver ▁Town ” ▁because ▁it ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁rivers ▁Ba un ach , ▁La uter ▁and ▁Main . ▁These ▁three ▁rivers ▁are ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁coat ▁of ▁arms , ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁golden ▁pi ke ▁lies ▁over ▁the ▁three ▁rivers . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁town ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 - year ▁j ub ile e . ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁river ▁It z ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁community ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Ba un ach ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Ind o - G erman ic ▁word ▁for ▁river : ▁b un ahu . ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁translated ▁as ▁“ sw elling ▁water ”. ▁For ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁the ▁entire ▁region ▁near ▁Ba un ach ▁has ▁been ▁populated ▁by ▁Cel ts ▁and ▁Fran con ians . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Ba un ach ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Main , ▁ 1 1   km ▁north ▁of ▁B am berg . ▁ ▁K rai berg ▁( with ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ 3 6 5 ▁metres ) ▁and ▁St ief enberg ▁( 3 9 6 ▁metres ▁high ) ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁mountains ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Ba