Erlangen

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Erlangen

Total population

120,028

Founded

1002

Elevation279 m

Land area76.96 km²

Coordinates49.60°, 11.00°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt, and with 120,646 inhabitants, it is the smallest of the eight major cities in Bavaria. The number of inhabitants exceeded the threshold of 100,000 in 1974, making Erlangen a major city according to the statistical definition officially used in Germany.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Sebald Heyden

German musicologist and theologian

Johann de Kalb

American general (1721-1780)

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Abraham Sutro

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Edith Düsing

German university teacher

Wilfried Guth

German banker (1919–2009)

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Nina Janich

German professor

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Thomas Würtenberger

German jurist

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Ernst Penzoldt

German artist (1892-1955)

Elisabeth Wischeropp

German sculptor

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Elisabeth Maldaque

German teacher (1893–1930)

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Michael Burk

German writer

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Emil Kränzlein

German entrpreneur

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Joachim Jüriens

German association football player

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Ernst-Günther Zumach

German politician (1926-2012)

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Ernst von Haselberg

German gynaecologist (1796–1854)

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Kurt Geinzer

German association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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