Lauf an der Pegnitz explained

Type:	Stadt
Lauf an der Pegnitz
Image Coa:	DEU Lauf an der Pegnitz COA.svg
Coordinates:	49.5103°N 11.2772°W
Image Plan:	Lauf an der Pegnitz in LAU.svg
State:	Bayern
Region:	Mittelfranken
District:	Nürnberger Land
Elevation:	327
Area:	59.80
Postal Code:	91207
Area Code:	09123 (09126)
Licence:	LAU, ESB, HEB, N, PEG
Gemeindeschlüssel:	09 5 74 138
Divisions:	29 Stadtteile
Website:	www.lauf.de
Mayor:	Thomas Lang^[1]
Leader Term:	2020 - 26
Party:	FW

Lauf an der Pegnitz (pronounced as /de/; Northern Bavarian: Lauf an da Pegnitz) is a town east of Nuremberg, Germany. It is the capital of the Nürnberger Land district in Bavaria. It is in the Pegnitz river valley, which flows through the town.

In 2009, the municipality developed a climate protection plan which was supported by the German Ministry for the Environment.^[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Lauf an der Pegnitz is twinned with:^[3]

• Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
• Drama, Greece
• Nyköping, Sweden
• Tirschenreuth, Germany

Notable people

• Hermann Roesler (1834–1894), economist
• Martin Lauer (1937–2019), athlete, Olympic medalist, lived here
• Martin Jellinghaus (born 1944), athlete, Olympic medalist
• Marlene Mortler (born 1955), politician (CSU), Member of the Bundestag (2002–2019), Member of the European Parliament
• Timo Rost (born 1978), footballer

Notes and References

1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
2. Web site: Startseite - Stadt Lauf a.d. Pegnitz.
3. Web site: Städtepartnerschaften. lauf.de. Lauf an der Pegnitz. de. 2021-03-10.