Zirndorf

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Zirndorf
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Zirndorf
Zirndorf (Germany)
Zirndorf
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Middle Franconia
District Fürth
Town subdivisions 12 Stadtteile
Mayor Thomas Zwingel (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 28.78 km² (11.1 sq mi)
Elevation 306 m  (1004 ft)
Population 25,352  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 881 /km² (2,281 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate
Postal code 90513
Area codes 0911, 09127 (Wintersdorf, Weinzierlein)
Website www.zirndorf.de
Location of the town of Zirndorf within Fürth district
Map

Coordinates: 49°27′00″N 10°57′00″E / 49.45, 10.95

View of Fürth from Zirndorf
View of Fürth from Zirndorf
Playmobil factory in Zirndorf
Playmobil factory in Zirndorf

Zirndorf is a Bavarian town in the district of Fürth.

The first mention of the town occurs in a document dated September 9, 1297. The town was virtually destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War, though the brewing industry established in the late seventeenth century helped in its recovery. In the mid-nineteenth century, the toy industry contributed to the town’s industrial development, and remains important today.

The Brandstätter Group, producer of the Playmobil line of toys, is headquartered in Zirndorf, which also features a Playmobil Funpark.

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