Auerbach in der Oberpfalz
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Auerbach in der Oberpfalz is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is located 45 km NE of Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...

. In Michelfeld
Michelfeld
Michelfeld is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

 there was a Benedictine monastery
Michelfeld Abbey
Michelfeld Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Auerbach in der Oberpfalz in Bavaria, Germany.-History:...

 which is now a nursing home.

Districts

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

Honorary citizens

  • Heinrich Stromer (b. 1476 in Auerbach in der Oberpfalz - November 25, 1542), professor at the Leipzig
    Leipzig
    Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

     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
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