Heroldsberg | |
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Coordinates: 49°32′N 11°9′E / 49.533°N 11.150°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Mittelfranken |
District | Erlangen-Höchstadt |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Jan König[1] (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,582 |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 90562 |
Dialling codes | 0911, 09126 (Groß- and Kleingeschaidt) |
Vehicle registration | ERH |
Website | www.heroldsberg.de |
Heroldsberg is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is eleven kilometers north-east from the city of Nuremberg and 23 kilometers east from Erlangen and is the headquarters of Schwan-Stabilo.
It is in the Sebalder Reichswald, the forest north to Nuremberg and is on a ridge. The Gründlach, a side river of the Regnitz, flows through the village of Heroldsberg.
It contains Großgeschaidt, Kleingeschaidt and the villages of Heroldsberg, consisting of Heroldsberg, Johannisthal and Hundsmühle.[3]
It is surrounded by Eckental, Lauf an der Pegnitz, Nuremberg and Kalchreuth.