Geography

Höchstadt is situated on the river Aisch

Aisch

The Aisch is a nearly 68 km long tributary of the Regnitz in Middle- and Upper Franconia, in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany....

, 18 km northwest of Erlangen

Erlangen

Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Untere Schwabach.Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants....

 and 22 km south of Bamberg

Bamberg

Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...

. Originally it was the capital of the Höchstadt district, but then it became part of the new Erlangen-Höchstadt district.

Division of the town

The town consists of 23 districts:

Ailersbach Antoniuskapelle Biengarten Bösenbechhofen Etzelskirchen Förtschwind Greiendorf Greienmühle

Greuth Großneuses Jungenhofen Kieferndorf Kleinneuses Lappach Mechelwind Medbach

Mohrhof Nackendorf Saltendorf Schwarzenbach Sterpersdorf Weidendorf Zentbechhofen

Food

Carp is a very important food, but only in the months with an "r" (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April). There are various carp dishes: e.g., "blue carp", "baked carp" and "pepper carp". Carp eaten there is termed Aischgründer Karpfen".

Culture

There is an events centre (converted from a former shoe factory) that includes a music school and a library; there is an evening event most days.

External links

• Official site
• Webcam of a storks' nest
• Castlebar
  Castlebar
  Castlebar is the county town of, and at the centre of, County Mayo in Ireland. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years...
  
  (twinned with Höchstadt) County Mayo,Ireland.