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Erlangen

Coat of Arms Map
Statistics
State: Bavaria
Regierungsbezirk: Mittelfranken
District: Independent city
Area: 76.84 km²
Population: 102,612(12/31/2002)
Population density: 1,330/km²
Elevation: 290 m
Postal code: 91001-91058 (old: 8520)
Area/distance code: 091-31
Location:
Municipal code: 09562000
Car designation:
Arrangement of the city: 20 districts
Address of the city administration: 1 Rathausplatz
Erlangen 91052
Website: www.erlangen.de
Politics
Mayor: Dr. Siegfried Balleis

Erlangen is a German city in Middle Franconia. It is located at the estuary of the Untere Schwabach into the Regnitz. Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants.

Erlangen is today dominated by its university and the numerous branch offices of the Siemens AG, as well as a large Institute of the Fraunhofer Society. An event still influencing the city is the settlement of Huguenots after the withdrawal of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

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University

The University of Erlangen (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität) had been founded in 1742 by margrave Friedrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in the residence Bayreuth, but was relocated to Erlangen the next year.

Bergkirchweih

The Bergkirchweih is an annual beer festival similar to the Oktoberfest in Munich, but smaller in scope. It takes place during twelve days before and after Pentecost and draws more than one million visitors each year.

Districts

  • Am Anger
  • Alterlangen
  • Bruck , pop. 20,000
  • Büchenbach
  • Burgberg
  • Dechsendorf
  • Eltersdorf , pop. around 3,200
  • Frauenaurach
  • Häusling
  • Hüttendorf
  • Innenstadt
  • Kosbach
  • Kriegenbrunn
  • Neuses
  • Röthelheim
  • Schallershof
  • Siedlung Sonnenblick
  • Sieglitzhof/Buckenhofer Siedlung
  • Steudach
  • Tennenlohe [1]

Incorporations into Erlangen

Year Place Area in ha
1884 Sebalder Reichswald (gemeindefreies Forstgebiet ) 14
1894 Exerzierplatz 66
May 1, 1919 Sieglitzhof (Gemeinde Spardorf ) 167
April 1, 1920 Alterlangen (Gemeinde Kosbach) 335
August 1, 1923 Büchenbach and Weiler Neumühle 719
1924 Ohmplatz 82
September 15, 1924 Bruck 421
1950 Sebaldus-Kolonie 37
1952 Nürnberger Straße 66
Year Place Area in ha
1957/58 Ausdehnung Gartenstadt 96
1960 part of Eltersdorf 16
January, 1967 Kosbach, Häusling and Steudach 581
July 1, 1972 Eltersdorf  ?
July 1, 1972 Frauenaurach  ?
July 1, 1972 Großdechsendorf  ?
July 1, 1972 Hüttendorf  ?
July 1, 1972 Kriegenbrunn  ?
July 1, 1972 Tennenlohe  ?
January 1, 1977 Königsmühle (in Fürth)  ?

¹ census data

Historical population

Year Population
1495 292
1630 550
1752 7,939
1830 9,800
December 1, 1871¹ 12,500
Decemebr 1, 1890¹ 17,559
December 1, 1900¹ 22,953
December 1, 1910 ¹ 24,877
June 16, 1925 ¹ 29,597
June 16, 1933 ¹ 32,348
May 17, 1939 ¹ 35,964
September 13, 1950 ¹ 50,690
June 16, 1961 ¹ 69,552
May 27, 1970 ¹ 84,110
June 20, 1975 100,700
June 30, 1980 100,900
June 30, 1985 100,000
May 27, 1987 ¹ 99,808
June 30 , 1997 100,700
December 31 1997 100,330
December 31, 1998 100,775
December 31, 1999 100,750
December 31, 2000 100,778
December 31, 2001 101,912
December 31, 2002 102,198

Historical mayors of Erlangen

International Relations

Twin Cities

Erlangen has twinned itself with:

Further partnerships

External Links

Last updated: 10-19-2005 18:57:49
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