The Bavarian Circle (German: Bayrischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1500. The largest and most important state in the Circle was the Duchy of Bavaria (later raised to an electorate), although the Archbishopric of Salzburg, the Count Palatinates of Neuburg and Sulzbach, and the Imperial City of Regensburg were also of importance.