Sulzbach-Rosenberg

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Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Sulzbach-Rosenberg (Germany)
Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
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

Coordinates: 49°30′00″N 11°45′00″E / 49.5, 11.75

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).