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Nürnberg

Total population

526,091

Air quality index

67Moderate
Coordinates49.45°, 11.08°

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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)
147,846
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,675
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,624
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,221
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,190
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,810
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,374
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,346
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,231

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
2.6
Largest event
2002-09-28

Most recent

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

Photos

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,145

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
366
Avg daily Wikipedia views
12
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nürnberg

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Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

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)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Destatis — German federal statistics, Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439 (state prefix, municipality key)