Feuchtwangen
Sign in to saveFeuchtwangen (; ) is a town in Ansbach district in the administrative region of Middle Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, with around 12,000 residents and an area of 137 km², making it the biggest city in the Ansbach district by population and area. In 2019 Feuchtwangen celebrated its 1,200th jubilee, based on the first mention of its Benedictine monastery.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Feuchtwangen (Mittelfranken) COA.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Stiftskirche.JPG
- German location.image_caption
- Stiftskirche in Feuchtwangen
- German location.image_plan
- Feuchtwangen in AN.svg
- German location.state
- Bayern
- German location.region
- Mittelfranken
- German location.district
- Ansbach
- German location.elevation
- 452
- German location.area
- 137.21
- German location.postal_code
- 91555
- German location.area_code
- 09852
- German location.licence
- AN, DKB, FEU, ROT
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 09 5 71 145
- German location.divisions
- 87 Ortsteile
- German location.website
- www.feuchtwangen.de
- German location.mayor
- Patrick Ruh
- German location.leader_term
- 2020–26
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- Geography
- River
- Neighbouring communities
- Parts of the city
- History
- Worship
- Amalgamations
- Politics
- Coat of arms
- City partnerships
- Economy and infrastructure
- Transport
- Roads
- Railways
- Healthcare
- Companies
- Educational institutions
- Kindergartens
- Church kindergartens
- Municipal kindergartens
- Schools
- Culture and sightseeing
- Museums
- Regular events
- Sights
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Feuchtwangen (; ) is a town in Ansbach district in the administrative region of Middle Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, with around 12,000 residents and an area of 137 km², making it the biggest city in the Ansbach district by population and area. In 2019 Feuchtwangen celebrated its 1,200th jubilee, based on the first mention of its Benedictine monastery.
==Geography== Geographically and geologically the land around Feuchtwangen comprises the eastern part of the Swabian-Franconian Escarpment Land (Schichtstufenland), also sometimes called the gypsum-keuper landscape. Characteristic of this landform is the quick change from deep hollows to mostly wooded mountain ranges, which were formed as the result of keuper strata not being well able to withstand erosion. This also meant that streams in the region could carve broad valleys. The city of Feuchtwangen lies in the Sulzach valley. The city's sprawling area also takes in parts of the Wörnitz valley.