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Nürnberger_Land Latitude and Longitude:

49°30′N 11°22′E / 49.500°N 11.367°E / 49.500; 11.367
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Nürnberger Land
Flag of Nürnberger Land
Coat of arms of Nürnberger Land
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Middle Franconia
Capital Lauf an der Pegnitz
Government
 • District admin.Armin Kroder ( FW)
Area
 • Total800 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022) [1]
 • Total172,665
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Vehicle registrationLAU, ESB, HEB, N, PEG
Website nuernberger-land.de

Nürnberger Land is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Forchheim, Bayreuth, Amberg-Sulzbach, Neumarkt, Roth and Erlangen-Höchstadt, and by the city of Nuremberg.

History

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Nuremberg, Hersbruck and Lauf, reuniting for the first time since 1789 most of the former lands of the Imperial City of Nuremberg.

Geography

The district includes the eastern metropolitan area of Nuremberg in the west and the hills of the Frankish Alb in the east. The Pegnitz River runs through the district, coming from the northeast and leaving to the west towards Nuremberg.

Coat of arms

The upper part of the coat of arms is identical to the city arms of Nuremberg. In the bottom part there is a water wheel representing the watermills on the river Pegnitz.

Towns and municipalities

Nuremberg Nuremberg Roth (district) Erlangen-Höchstadt Bayreuth (district) Forchheim (district) Neumarkt (district) Amberg-Sulzbach Engelthaler Forst Zerzabelshofer Forst Schönberg Rückersdorfer Forst Laufamholzer Forst Günthersbühler Forst Forsthof Fischbach Feuchter Forst Brunn Behringersdorfer Forst Feucht Offenhausen Alfeld Altdorf bei Nürnberg Burgthann Engelthal Happurg Hartenstein Henfenfeld Hersbruck Kirchensittenbach Lauf an der Pegnitz Leinburg Ottensoos Pommelsbrunn Reichenschwand Röthenbach an der Pegnitz Rückersdorf Schwaig Schwarzenbruck Velden Vorra Winkelhaid Schnaittach Neunkirchen am Sand Simmelsdorf Winkelhaid (unincorporated area) Haimendorfer Forst Neuhaus an der Pegnitz
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Altdorf bei Nürnberg
  2. Hersbruck
  3. Lauf an der Pegnitz
  4. Röthenbach an der Pegnitz
  5. Velden
  1. Alfeld
  2. Burgthann
  3. Engelthal
  4. Feucht
  5. Happurg
  6. Hartenstein
  7. Henfenfeld
  8. Kirchensittenbach
  9. Leinburg
  10. Neuhaus an der Pegnitz
  11. Neunkirchen am Sand
  1. Offenhausen
  2. Ottensoos
  3. Pommelsbrunn
  4. Reichenschwand
  5. Rückersdorf
  6. Schnaittach
  7. Schwaig
  8. Schwarzenbruck
  9. Simmelsdorf
  10. Vorra
  11. Winkelhaid

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49°30′N 11°22′E / 49.500°N 11.367°E / 49.500; 11.367