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Hersbruck () is a town in the Nürnberger Land district of the Middle Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is best known for the late-gothic artwork of the Hersbruck altar, the "Hirtenmuseum" and the landscape of Hersbruck Switzerland.

Key facts

German location.state
Bayern
German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_photo
20010705-85 Hersbrucker Altstadt vom Michelsberg.jpg
German location.image_caption
Historical centre of Hersbruck
German location.image_coa
DEU Hersbruck COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Hersbruck in LAU.svg
German location.region
Mittelfranken
German location.district
Nürnberger Land
German location.elevation
336
German location.area
22.91
German location.postal_code
91217
German location.area_code
09151
German location.licence
LAU, ESB, HEB, N, PEG
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
09 5 74 132
German location.website
www.hersbruck.de
German location.mayor
Robert Ilg
German location.leader_term
2020–26

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Hersbruck
Population
12772
Area
22.91
Elevation
336
Official website
www.hersbruck.de
Image
20010705-85 Hersbrucker Altstadt vom Michelsberg.jpg
Dialing code
09151
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Commons category
Hersbruck
postal code
91217
Commons gallery
Hersbruck
short name
Hbk
native label
Hersbruck
hashtag
Hersbruck
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Hersbruck () is a town in the Nürnberger Land district of the Middle Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is best known for the late-gothic artwork of the Hersbruck altar, the "Hirtenmuseum" and the landscape of Hersbruck Switzerland.

==History== Hersbruck was founded in 976 when a castle was built there near a bridge. The name probably comes from Haderihesprucga, the bridge of Haderich.

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