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Nuremberg

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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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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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Wikidata facts

Official name
Nürnberg
Demonym
Nürnberžanka
Population
526091
Area
160.84
Elevation
209
Official website
www.nuernberg.de
Image
Nuremberg, view from Sinwell Tower 2012.06.16 - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code
0911
Licence plate code
N
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Nuremberg
Commons category
Nuremberg
postal code
8500
time of earliest written record
1050-00-00
short name
N
native label
Nürnberg
street address
Rathausplatz
hashtag
Nürnberg
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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.

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