Auerbach in der Oberpfalz
Auerbach in der Oberpfalz is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria, Germany. It is located 45 km NE of Nuremberg. In Michelfeld there was a Benedictine monastery which is now a nursing home.
Districts
- Degelsdorf
- Gunzendorf
- Michelfeld
- Nasnitz
- Nitzlbuch
- Ranna
- Ranzenthal
Twinnings
Honorary citizens
- Heinrich Stromer (b. 1476 in Auerbach in der Oberpfalz - November 25, 1542), professor at the Leipzig university, physician and founder of Auerbach's Cellar.
- Johann Michael Doser (b.1678 in Degelsdorf - 1756) was an artist, mainly in the fields of wood carvings und sculptures for altars
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