Tennenlohe
Encyclopedia
Tennenlohe is a district of the city of Erlangen
in Middle Franconia
, Germany
, located about 6 km south of the city centre at the motorway A 3. Tennenlohe was amalgamated
into the city on July 1, 1972. It has 4,439 inhabitants (March 1, 2007).
The settlement probably originated at the end of the 12th century and is first documented in 1265. It remained a village with scattered buildings around ten larger farms until the 19th century.
New residential and commercial areas grew after 1945, especially since the completion of the A 3 from Nuremberg
to Frankfurt
in 1964. Today Tennenlohe is the site of the innovation and founder centre Nuremberg-Erlangen-Fürth, the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits and numerous IT-companies.
Tennenlohe features a medieval church with baroque
interior from 1766-68, as well as some historic sandstone buildings.
North of Tennenlohe up to the fringes of central Erlangen and the district Bruck lies a protected forest called Brucker Lache. This is also the location of the Walderlebniszentrum Tennenlohe, a museum about the flora and fauna of the surrounding forests as well as their history and human cultivation. Next to it exists an adventure trail with many activities related to the woods.
East of Tennenlohe lies another protected forest called Tennenloher Forst.
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....
in Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the west of Bavaria and adjoins the state of Baden-Württemberg...
, 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...
, located about 6 km south of the city centre at the motorway A 3. Tennenlohe was amalgamated
Amalgamation (politics)
A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
into the city on July 1, 1972. It has 4,439 inhabitants (March 1, 2007).
The settlement probably originated at the end of the 12th century and is first documented in 1265. It remained a village with scattered buildings around ten larger farms until the 19th century.
New residential and commercial areas grew after 1945, especially since the completion of the A 3 from 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...
to Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
in 1964. Today Tennenlohe is the site of the innovation and founder centre Nuremberg-Erlangen-Fürth, the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits and numerous IT-companies.
Tennenlohe features a medieval church with baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
interior from 1766-68, as well as some historic sandstone buildings.
North of Tennenlohe up to the fringes of central Erlangen and the district Bruck lies a protected forest called Brucker Lache. This is also the location of the Walderlebniszentrum Tennenlohe, a museum about the flora and fauna of the surrounding forests as well as their history and human cultivation. Next to it exists an adventure trail with many activities related to the woods.
East of Tennenlohe lies another protected forest called Tennenloher Forst.
External links
- http://www.fen-net.de/er/stadtteile/tennenlohe/tennenlohe.htm - Information about Tennenlohe
- Walderlebniszentrum Tennenlohe
Sources
- Dehio: Bayern I: Franken, 2. Aufl., München 1999, S.1015.