Sulzbach-Rosenberg
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Sulzbach-Rosenberg | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
District | Amberg-Sulzbach |
Mayor | Gerd Geismann (SPD) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 53.19 km² (20.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 388-567 m |
Population | 20,409 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 384 /km² (994 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | AS |
Postal code | 92237 |
Area code | 09661 |
Website | www.sulzbach-rosenberg.de |
Sulzbach-Rosenberg is a municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km northwest of Amberg, and 50 km east of Nuremberg. The town consists of two parts: Sulzbach in the west, and Rosenberg in the east. Sulzbach was the residence of the counts of Sulzbach (11th-14th century), and of the dukes of Palatinate-Sulzbach (17th-18th century).
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