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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Middle Franconia |
| District | Erlangen-Höchstadt |
| Town subdivisions | 12 districts |
| Mayor | German Hacker (SPD) |
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| Area | 47. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Middle Franconia (German Mittelfranken) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Erlangen-Höchstadt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise the districts of Fürth, Neustadt (Aisch-Bad Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 60 km² (18. 4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Population | 22,895 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 481 /km² (1,246 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | ERH |
| Postal code | 91074 |
| Area code | 09132 |
| Website | www.herzogenaurach.de |
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Geography
Herzogenaurach is situated in Middle Franconia area, approx. Middle Franconia (German Mittelfranken) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. 23 km northwest of Nuremberg. The town is located at the Aurach river, a tributary to the Regnitz river. The Regnitz is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 58 km in length
History
At least 1000 years in existence, Herzogenaurach was first mentioned in a document in the year 1002 CE under the name of Uraha when king Heinrich II donated the town to the archbishopric of Bamberg. Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main
Economy
Herzogenaurach is the birthplace of sporting goods giants adidas and Puma, founded by the two brothers Adolf Dassler and Rudolf Dassler. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport ( Puma) ( is a large German-based Multinational company that produces high-end Athletic shoes and other sportswear Adolf "Adi" Dassler ( November 3, 1900 in Herzogenaurach ( Germany) - September 6, 1978 in Herzogenaurach mainly Rudolf Dassler ( March 26, 1898 in Herzogenaurach ( Germany) - October 27, 1974 in Herzogenaurach) was the Both companies' headquarters are still located in the town.
Also the headquarters of Schaeffler Group are located in Herzogenaurach.
Sports
The Argentina national football team resided in Herzogenaurach for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament
Notable persons
Notable people born in Herzogenaurach or residents who influenced the history of the city:
- Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff (1626–1692), statesman and scholar
- Rudolf Dassler (1898–1974), founder of Puma
- Adolf Dassler (1900–1978), founder of adidas
- Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler (* 1941), entrepreneur and co-owner of Schaeffler KG, honorary citizen of the town of Herzogenaurach
- Lothar Matthäus (* 1961), football player. Veit Ludwig von Seckendorf ( December 20, 1626 - December 18, 1692) German Statesman and scholar was a member of a German Rudolf Dassler ( March 26, 1898 in Herzogenaurach ( Germany) - October 27, 1974 in Herzogenaurach) was the Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport ( Puma) ( is a large German-based Multinational company that produces high-end Athletic shoes and other sportswear Adolf "Adi" Dassler ( November 3, 1900 in Herzogenaurach ( Germany) - September 6, 1978 in Herzogenaurach mainly WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler is one of the owners of Schaeffler Group, one of the world's largest producers of Roller bearings The other owner is her son Georg Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born March 21, 1961) is a German former football player and now manager currently managing Israeli club Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Captain of 1990 FIFA World Cup winning team (Germany)
Twin towns
Wolfsberg, (Austria), since 1968
Kaya, (Burkina Faso), since 1972
Nova Gradiška, (Croatia), since 1980
Sainte Luce sur Loire, (France), since 1988
External links
The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Kaya is the eighth largest city in Burkina Faso, lying north east of Ouagadougou, to which it is connected by railway Burkina Faso (bɚˌkiːnəˈfɑːsoʊ burr-KEE-na FAH-soh) also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a Landlocked nation in West Africa Nova Gradiška is a scenic city located in the Brod-Posavina county of Croatia, population 15833 (2001 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic