Petersaurach

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Petersaurach

Total population

5,074

Air quality index

49Good

Elevation442 m

Land area41.81 km²

Coordinates49.31°, 10.75°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Petersaurach is a municipality in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria in Germany.

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

Johann Christoph Gatterer

German historian (1727-1799)

Johannes Liechtenauer

German author of a versified martial arts doctrine from the late 14th or early 15th century CE

Oskar von Redwitz

German poet (1823–1891)

K

Kareen Zebroff

Canadian-based author, actor and television host specialising in yoga

W

Wolf Klaußner

German writer (1930-2005)

Marcel Eger

German footballer

A

Anton Weißmann

German politician and journalist (1871-1945)

Christa Götz

German politician

C

Christian Hacker

German entrepreneur

Dieter Spath

German engineer

F

Friedrich Dörr

German Catholic theologian and hymnwriter (1908–1993)

F

Fritz Schwarzbeck

German sculptor (1902–1989)

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Johannes Daniel Schreitmüller

German sculptor (1842–1885)

Johann Wilhelm Späth

German technician and inventor

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Karl Steinbauer

German theologian

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Rosine Speicher

German editor (1884-1967)

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

Nearby places in Bayern

• Merkendorf
  7.7 mi away · pop. 2,840
• Spalt
  12.4 mi away · pop. 5,227
• Stein
  14 mi away · pop. 14,025
• Colmberg
  15.5 mi away · pop. 2,154
• Sommerkeller
  19.4 mi away
• Oberheubühl
  20.4 mi away
• Steudach
  20.5 mi away
• Vorderheubühl
  20.8 mi away
• Kosbach
  21.8 mi away
• Schillingsfürst
  21.9 mi away · pop. 2,835
• Gsteinach
  22 mi away
• Allersberg
  22.4 mi away · pop. 5,176

Browse all places in Bayern →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Lesser Purple Emperor

Apatura ilia

Seen 2026-06-21

Large Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanus

Seen 2026-06-21

Continental Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum italicum

Seen 2026-06-20

orange-tipped rove beetle

Quedius cruentus

Seen 2026-06-20

Brown-black Carpenter Ant

Camponotus ligniperda

Seen 2026-06-20

Eurhadina pulchella

Eurhadina pulchella

Seen 2026-06-19

Common Barley

Hordeum vulgare

Seen 2026-06-19

Ocypus brunnipes

Ocypus brunnipes

Seen 2026-06-18

small black longhorn beetle

Stenurella nigra

Seen 2026-06-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Petersaurach, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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