Feuchtwangen

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Feuchtwangen

Total population

12,293

Air quality index

40Good

Coordinates49.17°, 10.33°

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

Overview

Feuchtwangen is a town in Ansbach district in the administrative region of Middle Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, with around 12,000 residents and an area of 137 km², making it the biggest city in the Ansbach district by population and area. In 2019 Feuchtwangen celebrated its 1,200th jubilee, based on the first mention of its Benedictine monastery.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

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Adalbert Schnizlein

German botanist (1814-1868)

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Andreas von Gundelsheimer

German botanist (1668-1715)

Cornelia Dumler

German volleyball player

Klaus Schmidt

German archaeologist (1953–2014)

Johann Georg von Soldner

German physicist (1776-1833)

Christiane Karg

German operatic soprano

Konrad Porzner

German teacher, politician (SPD), and handball player (1935–2021)

Siegfried von Feuchtwangen

Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights

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Abraham Schweizer

German rabbi (1875–1942)

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Dietmar Deffner

German television presenter and news presenter

O

Otto Mörike

German Reverend (1897–1978)

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Erwin Porzner

German handball player

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Leon Pfannenmüller

German actor (1986-)

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Edda Leesch

German actress and screenwriter

Ernst Brand

German physician (1827-1897)

Ernst Graser

German surgeon

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

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