Nuremberg
Sign in to saveNuremberg ( ; ; ) is the largest city in Franconia and the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria. Its 546,397 (2024) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany.
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Nuremberg is the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria and the 13th-largest city in Germany overall, with a population of about 546,000 people. As the largest city in the Franconia region, it is a major urban center in southern Germany.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- City
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Nürnberg COA (klein).svg
- German place.image_flag
- Bandera de Núrnberg.svg
- German place.state
- Bavaria
- German place.region
- Middle Franconia
- German place.district
- urban
- German place.elevation
- 302
- German place.area
- 186.46
- German place.pop_urban
- 1,374,524
- German place.pop_metro
- 3,610,543
- German place.postal_code
- 90000-90491
- German place.area_code
- 0911, 09122, 09129
Article
46 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Early modern age
- After the Napoleonic Wars
- Nazi era
- Nuremberg trials
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Tourism
- Attractions
- Culinary tourism
- Pedestrian zones
- Hospitality
- Culture
- Museums
- Performing arts
- Cuisine
- Education
- Higher education
- Main sights
- Politics
- Mayor
- City council
- Transport
- Railways
- City and regional transport
- Motorways
- Airport
- Canals
- Sport
- Football
- Basketball
- Ice Hockey
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Cooperation
- Associated cities
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Nuremberg ( ; ; ) is the largest city in Franconia and the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria. Its 546,397 (2024) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany.
Nuremberg sits on the Pegnitz, which carries the name Regnitz from its confluence with the Rednitz in Fürth onwards (), and on the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, that connects the North Sea to the Black Sea. Lying in the Bavarian administrative region of Middle Franconia, it is the largest city and unofficial capital of the entire cultural region of Franconia. The city is surrounded on three sides by the , a large forest, and in the north lies (garlic land), an extensive vegetable growing area and cultural landscape.