Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Sulzbach-Rosenberg (; ) is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km northwest of Amberg, and 50 km east of Nuremberg. The town consists of two parts: Sulzbach in the west, and Rosenberg in the east.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_flag
- Flagge sulzbach-rosenberg.png
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen Sulzbach Rosenberg.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Altstadt Sulzbach.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Old Town of Sulzbach
- German location.image_plan
- Sulzbach-Rosenberg in AS.svg
- German location.state
- Bayern
- German location.region
- Oberpfalz
- German location.district
- Amberg-Sulzbach
- German location.elevation
- 388-567
- German location.area
- 53.12
- German location.postal_code
- 92237
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Sulzbach-Rosenberg (; ) is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km northwest of Amberg, and 50 km east of Nuremberg. The town consists of two parts: Sulzbach in the west, and Rosenberg in the east.
Archeological evidence tells that Sulzbach was an important centre from the 8th century on. Sulzbach castle was founded during the early 8th century, probably by the late-Merovingian/early-Carolingian kingdom.