Großreuth bei Schweinau, Residential district in western Nuremberg, Germany.
Großreuth bei Schweinau is a district in western Nuremberg, about 4.5 km from the city centre, with roughly 6,000 residents. Its statistical area covers 6.911 km² and includes 14 listed buildings, among them farmsteads and houses along Alte Wallensteinstraße and the Gasthaus Rottner on Winterstraße. The evangelical St. Thomas church stands in the district's heart.
The area experienced conflict in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War when imperial and Swedish forces clashed, fundamentally changing Nuremberg. These military confrontations left lasting impacts on how the city developed afterward.
The district's name appears in Nuremberg dialect as "Grousraid". Since the Reformation it has been Protestant-Lutheran, originally part of the St. Lorenz parish and served by St. Thomas since 1939; Catholics belong to St. Bonifaz since 1922. The Großreuther Kärwa, revived in 1979, is held annually on the first Sunday in July and lasts five days.
Two main roads cross the district: Wallensteinstraße, which begins here and runs to Gebersdorf, and Rothenburger Straße, leading into and out of the city. Public transport is provided by VGN bus lines rather than by the U-Bahn. The district lies about 4.5 km southwest of central Nuremberg.
The annual Großreuther Kärwa festival takes place in early July over five consecutive days with traditional celebrations rooted in local customs. This local festival marks an important moment in the community's yearly calendar.
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