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Nürnberg

Total population

526,091

Air quality index

67Moderate
Coordinates49.45°, 11.08°

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

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City facts

Overview

Nuremberg is the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria and the largest city in the cultural region of Franconia. Its 546,397 (2024) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany. Situated on the Pegnitz, the city forms a continuous conurbation with the neighbouring cities of Fürth, Erlangen and Schwabach, with the built-up area comprising around 1.4 million inhabitants, while the larger Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has a population of approximately 3.6 million.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
49.4539
Longitude
11.0773
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
67
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11
PM10 (µg/m³)
17.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
79
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
138,538
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,650
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,568
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,205
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,151
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,814
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,367
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,351
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,212

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
2.6
Largest event
2002-09-28

Most recent

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

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Geography & sun

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Events

Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
09564000
Population (Wikidata)
526,091
Wikidata
Q2090

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Destatis — German federal statistics, Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439 (state prefix, municipality key)