Nürnberger Land | |
State: | Bavaria |
Image Coa: | Wappen Landkreis Nürnberger Land.svg |
Capital: | Lauf an der Pegnitz |
Regierungsbezirk: | Middle Franconia |
Area: | 800 |
Kreisschlüssel: | 09574 |
District Admin: | Armin Kroder |
Admin Party: | Freie Wähler |
Carsign: | LAU, ESB, HEB, N, PEG |
Url: | nuernberger-land.de |
Nürnberger Land is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Forchheim, Bayreuth, Amberg-Sulzbach, Neumarkt, Roth and Erlangen-Höchstadt, and by the city of Nuremberg.
The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Nuremberg, Hersbruck and Lauf, reuniting for the first time since 1789 most of the former lands of the Imperial City of Nuremberg.
The district includes the eastern metropolitan area of Nuremberg in the west and the hills of the Frankish Alb in the east. The Pegnitz River runs through the district, coming from the northeast and leaving to the west towards Nuremberg.
The upper part of the coat of arms is identical to the city arms of Nuremberg. In the bottom part there is a water wheel representing the watermills on the river Pegnitz.
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