Fürth

Also known as Jerusalem of Franconia

Fürth (; East Franconian: ) is a city in the Middle Franconia administrative region of Bavaria, Germany. It is the second-largest city in the larger Franconia region and is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only apart.

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Fürth is a city in Bavaria, Germany, and the second-largest city in the Franconia region. It sits directly next to Nuremberg, with the two cities now forming a continuous urban area.

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Key facts

German place.name: Fürth
German place.type: City
German place.image_photo: Fuerther Innenstadt Mrz 2020.jpg
German place.image_caption: View over the city center in direction to Nuremberg
German place.image_flag: Flagge Fürth.svg
German place.image_coa: DEU Fürth COA.svg
German place.state: Bavaria
German place.region: Middle Franconia
German place.district: urban
German place.elevation: 294
German place.area: 63.35 <!-- filled via Gemeindeschlüssel
German place.population: 118358 -->

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Contents

Geography
Neighbouring municipalities
Parts of town
History
Expansion
Population development
Religions
Christianity
Judaism
Nature
Politics
Coat of arms
Administration
Twin towns – sister cities
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Airports
Rail
Water transport
Local public transport
Media
Companies in Fürth
Education
Municipal amenities
Amenities
Theatre
Commercial areas
Sights
Monuments
Museums
Churches
Secular buildings
Parks
Regular events
Prizes awarded by the town of Fürth
Sport and leisure
Sport
Leisure
Notable people
Notes
References
Further reading
Literature in German
Literature in English
External links

The city forms a continuous conurbation with the neighbouring cities of Nuremberg, Erlangen and Schwabach, which is the heart of an urban area region with around 1.4 million inhabitants, while the larger Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has a population of approximately 3.6 million.