Bandera County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in the Hill Country and its county seat is Bandera. Bandera county was settled be German and Polish emigrants in the mid 1800s. Many residents are descendants of those same emigrants.
The Bandera County Courthouse in Bandera. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1979.
The Texas Hill Country is a geographic region of Central and South Texas, forming the southeast part of the Edwards Plateau. Given its location, climate, terrain, and vegetation, the Hill Country can be considered the border between the American Southeast and Southwest. The region represents the very remote rural countryside of Central Texas, but also is home to growing suburban neighborhoods and affluent retirement communities.
Hill Country State Natural Area in Bandera County
As seen from near Interstate 10
View of the Texas Hill Country, from Garner State Park, located in Uvalde County
Another scene from near Garner State Park