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Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Oberpfalz

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
70.33 km²

Population
  
8,929 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
09643

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Amberg-Sulzbach

Postal codes
  
91275

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:58 PM

Postal code
  
91275

Administrative region
  
Upper Palatinate

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 83% Humidity

Auerbach in der Oberpfalz ( [ˈaʊɐbax ɪn dɐ ˈoːbɐpfalts]; Northern Bavarian: Auerboch in da Owapfalz) is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria, Germany. It is located 45 km northeast of Nuremberg. In the subdivision Michelfeld there was a Benedictine monastery which is now a nursing home.

Contents

Map of 91275 Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Germany

Subdivisions

  • Degelsdorf
  • Gunzendorf
  • Michelfeld
  • Nasnitz
  • Nitzlbuch
  • Ranna
  • Ranzenthal
  • Zogenreuth

    • Twinnings

  • Laneuveville-devant-Nancy, Lorraine, France

    • Notable citizens

  • Heinrich Stromer (b. 1476 in Auerbach in der Oberpfalz – November 25, 1542), professor at the Leipzig university, physician and founder of Auerbach's Cellar.
  • Johann Michael Doser (b.1678 in Degelsdorf – 1756) was an artist, mainly in the fields of wood carvings und sculptures for altars
  • Maurus von Schenkl (1749-1816), Benedictine theologian and canonist, born in Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

    • References

    Auerbach in der Oberpfalz Wikipedia
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