Sulzbach-Rosenberg

Coordinates: 49°30′N 11°45′E / 49.500°N 11.750°E / 49.500; 11.750
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Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Town
Old Town of Sulzbach
Old Town of Sulzbach
Flag of Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Flag
Coat of arms of Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Sulzbach-Rosenberg within Amberg-Sulzbach district
Auerbach in der OberpfalzKönigsteinHirschbachEtzelwangWeigendorfBirglandKastlEdelsfeldEdelsfeldVilseckNeukirchen bei Sulzbach-RosenbergSulzbach-RosenbergEichen (unincorporated area)FreihungHirschauGebenbachSchnaittenbachHahnbachIllschwangFreudenbergUrsensollenEbermannsdorfEnsdorfKümmersbruckRiedenHohenburgSchmidmühlenPoppenrichtAmmerthalAmbergNeustadt an der Waldnaab (district)Weiden in der OberpfalzSchwandorf (district)Bayreuth (district)Nürnberger LandNeumarkt (district)
Oberpfalz
DistrictAmberg-Sulzbach
Government
 • Mayor (2018–24) Michael Göth[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total53.19 km2 (20.54 sq mi)
Highest elevation
567 m (1,860 ft)
Lowest elevation
388 m (1,273 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,401
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
92237
Dialling codes09661
Vehicle registrationAS, BUL, ESB, NAB, SUL
Websitehttps://www.suro.city/

Sulzbach-Rosenberg (Northern Bavarian: Suizboch-Rosnberg) is a municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km northwest of Amberg, and 50 km east of Nuremberg. The town consists of two parts: Sulzbach in the west, and Rosenberg in the east.

Archeological evidence tells that Sulzbach was an important centre from the 8th century on. Sulzbach castle was founded during the early 8th century, probably by the late-Merovingian/early-Carolingian kingdom.

The castle was the residence of the powerful counts of the Nordgau (9th–10th century), the important counts of Sulzbach (c. 1003 – 1188) — one of whose daughters,

Manuel I Comnenus — and later of the counts of Hirschberg (1188–1305), the counts of Wittelsbach (1305–1354, 1373–1504), emperor Karl IV (1354–1373), the palatine-dukes of Neuburg and of the dukes of Palatinate-Sulzbach (17th–18th century) of the House of Wittelsbach
.


Since 2005, Sulzbach has hosted the Sulzbach-Rosenberg International Music Festival (known as the InterHarmony International Music Festival in other locations). It is one of several locations that hosts the InterHarmony international Music Festival, first conceptualized in 1997.[3]

Geography

Apart from the town Sulzbach-Rosenberg the municipality consists of the following villages:[4]

  • Etzmannshof
  • Forsthof
  • Gallmünz
  • Großalbershof
  • Großenfalz
  • Grottenhof
  • Grund
  • Kauerhof
  • Kempfenhof
  • Kleinfalz
  • Kropfersricht
  • Kummerthal
  • Lindhof
  • Niederricht
  • Obersdorf
  • Prangershof
  • Prohof
  • Rummersricht
  • See
  • Seidersberg
  • Siebeneichen
  • Stephansricht
  • Stifterslohe
  • Sulzbach-Rosenberg
  • Untermainshof
  • Unterschwaig

Notable people

  • Gertrude of Sulzbach (c. 1110–1146), Empress of Germany and second wife of Emperor Konrad III., Sister of Bertha von Sulzbach. The Holy Roman Empire of German Nations elected an Emperor
  • Bertha of Sulzbach
  • Christian Cabalist
  • Diebold

References

  1. Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik
    , accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
  3. ^ "InterHarmony International Music Festival | Our History". www.interharmony.com. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  4. ^ "Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl". Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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