Herrieden

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Herrieden
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Herrieden
Herrieden (Germany)
Herrieden
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Middle Franconia
District Ansbach
Town subdivisions 38 Ortsteile
Mayor Alfons Brandl (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 81.71 km² (31.5 sq mi)
Elevation 423 m  (1388 ft)
Population 7,705  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 94 /km² (244 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AN
Postal code 91567
Area code 09825
Website www.herrieden.de

Coordinates: 49°13′00″N 10°31′00″E / 49.216667, 10.516667

Herrieden is a town in the district of Ansbach and situated in the Middle Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It lies along the upper Altmühl river, about 9 km (6 mi) southwest of the city of Ansbach, 47 km southwest of the city of Nürnberg, 95 km east of Heilbronn and 144 km northwest of Munich. It is part of a cooperative with the nearby small cities of Aurach, Burgoberbach, and Leutershausen. Herrieden is located close to the A6 autobahn between Nürnberg and Heilbronn. Herrieden is administratively over the large towns of Neunstetten to the north, Rauenzell to the east and Elbersroth to the southwest. Other towns and villages administratively under Herrieden include Birkach, Bittelhof, Böckau, Brünst, Buschhof, Esbach, Gimpertshausen, Gräbenwinden, Heuberg, Höfstetten, Hohenberg, Lammelbach, Lattenbuch, Leibelbach, Leuckersdorf, Leutenbuch, Limbach, Manndorf, Mühlbruck, Niederdombach, Oberschönbronn, Regmannsdorf, Rös, Roth, Sauerbach, Schernberg, Schönau, Seebronn, Sickersdorf, Stadel, Stegbruck, Steinbach, Velden and Winn.

The first recorded settlement of Herrieden was a monastery in 782.

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