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Nuremberg

Also known as Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Nürnberg, Nüremberg

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.

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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
German place.licence: N
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09564000
German place.divisions: 10 districts
German place.mayor: Marcus König
German place.leader_term: 2020–26
German place.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister

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Encyclopedic overview

46 sections

Contents

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nuremberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.