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Erlangen

Erlangen is a city of 120,000 people in , . It is home to most of the Friedrich-Alexander University and the Siemens company. It grew as a result of settlement of Huguenot refugees from France, and because it was the secondary residence of the margraves of Ansbach Bayreuth.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Erlangen and University Library of Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Railway station
Photo: Rotkraut, CC BY 4.0.
station is located on the Nuremberg–Bamberg railway in the German state of . It is the oldest railway station of the city of and it is the only station in the city served by long-distance trains.

Library
Photo: Unibibliothek FAU, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Theater building
Photo: TheaterErlangen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a theater in , , . It was opened in 1719, and celebrated its 300-year anniversary in 2019.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Büchenbach and Möhrendorf.

Suburb
Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4 km west of Erlangen.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the district of , in , . It lies on the river and the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. is situated 6 km north of Erlangen.

Village
Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.
The village of , is a local subdistrict and a statistical district in the southeast part of the independent city of in the administrative district of . is situated 4½ km south of Erlangen.

Erlangen

Latitude
49.5888° or 49° 35′ 20″ north
Longitude
11.0098° or 11° 0′ 35″ east
Population
116,000
Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)
Open location code
8FXHH2Q5+GW
Geo­Names ID
6556830
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Schlossgarten Erlangen.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Erlangen”. Photo: Selby, CC BY-SA 3.0.