Nürnberger Land

Statistics
State:	Bavaria
Adm. Region:	Mittelfranken
Capital:	Lauf
Area:	800 km²
Inhabitants:	168,000 (2000)
pop. density:	210 inh./km²
Car identification:	LAU
Website:	nuernberger-land.de
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Nürnberger Land is a 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.

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

Altdorf Hersbruck Lauf Röthenbach Velden

Municipalities Alfeld Burgthann Engelthal Feucht Happurg Hartenstein Henfenfeld Kirchensittenbach Leinburg Neuhaus Neunkirchen

Offenhausen Ottensoos Pommelsbrunn Reichenschwand Rückersdorf Schnaittach Schwaig Schwarzenbruck Simmelsdorf Vorra Winkelhaid

External links

Official website (German)

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