Erlangen-Höchstadt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürth, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Forchheim and Nürnberger Land, and by the cities of Nuremberg and Erlangen. The city of Erlangen is not part of the district, but nonetheless its administrative seat.
History
The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Erlangen and Höchstadt.
Geography
The main river is the Regnitz, which runs through the city of Erlangen. Lands west of the river are covered with several hundred tiny lakes on both sides of the Aisch . The Aisch is an affluent of the Regnitz, running from southwest to east. East of the river the country is rising to the hills of the northern Frankish Alb.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms displays:
- the lion of the clerical state of Bamberg, which ruled the district's western half until 1802
- the red and white border of the right half is taken from the arms of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (see Bayreuth)
- the blue and gold colours of the right half are identical to the heraldic colours of Nuremberg
- the image in the right half symbolises a watermill on the river Regnitz
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Towns and municipalities
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Municipalities |
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- Baiersdorf
- Herzogenaurach
- Höchstadt
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- Adelsdorf
- Aurachtal
- Bubenreuth
- Buckenhof
- Eckental
- Gremsdorf
- Großenseebach
- Hemhofen
- Heroldsberg
- Heßdorf
- Kalchreuth
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- Lonnerstadt
- Marloffstein
- Möhrendorf
- Mühlhausen
- Oberreichenbach
- Röttenbach
- Spardorf
- Uttenreuth
- Vestenbergsgreuth
- Wachenroth
- Weisendorf
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Last updated: 10-24-2004 05:10:45
