Hersbruck, Medieval town in Nürnberger Land, Germany
Description
Hersbruck is a medieval town in the Nürnberger Land region of Middle Franconia in Bavaria. The town sits along the Pegnitz River and is surrounded by the rolling hills of the Frankenalb area.
History
The settlement formed around 976 near a castle and river crossing. It gained town rights in 1297 and eventually became part of Bavaria in 1806.
Culture
The shepherd museum displays how herding communities lived and worked through historical tools and everyday objects. Visitors can trace the traditions and practices that shaped rural life in this region.
Practical
The Frankenalb thermal bath complex offers hot spring pools and recreational swimming with water slides. Multiple indoor and outdoor saunas provide relaxation options throughout the year.
Did you know?
The town maintains sister city partnerships with communities in Scotland and Italy. These international connections link this small town to places across Europe in surprising ways.
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Fackelmann Therme Hersbruck
906 m
Kloster Engelthal
4.7 km
Großer Hansgörgl
3.5 km
Schloss Hersbruck
201 m
Mittelalterliche Burganlage mit unregelmäßigen Innenhof: Palas in Henfenfeld
3.2 km
Deutsches Hirtenmuseum
325 m
Evangelisch-lutherisch Pfarrkirche St. Maria in Hersbruck
290 m
Turmhügel Hundsdruck
2.3 km
Rathaus in Hersbruck
281 m
Evangelisch-lutherisch Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus in Henfenfeld
3.3 km
Evangelisch-Evangelische Pfarrkirche St. Johannes d. T. in Engelthal
4.7 km
Evangelisch-lutherisch Pfarrkirche St. Thomas in Hersbruck
1.5 km
Michelsberg
746 m
Stained-glass windows of Stadtkirche
288 m
Wohn- und Geschäftshaus in Hersbruck
179 m
Wohnhaus in Hersbruck
232 m
Wohn- und Geschäftshaus in Hersbruck
557 mWohnstallhaus in Hersbruck
1.3 km
Ehemaliges Bürgerspital in Hersbruck
100 m
Deckersberger Linde
4.4 km
Evangelisch-lutherisch Auferstehungskirche in Hersbruck
391 m
Katholisch Pfarrkirche Unsere Liebe Frau in Hersbruck
541 mBestattungsplatz in Happurg
3.1 kmPark, Denkmal in Henfenfeld
3 kmBauernhof, Bauernhaus in Hersbruck
2 km
Nördlicher Jura
654 mScheune Mittelgasse 9 (D-5-74-131-23#1)
3.2 kmKunstmuseum Hersbruck mit Skulpturengarten
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