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{{short description|City in Bavaria, Germany}}
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| Gemeindeschlüssel  = 09564000
| divisions          = 10 districts
| website            = {{URL|https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/stadtportal_e/|nuernberg.de}}
| mayor              = Marcus König<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ |title=Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten |publisher=[[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]] |access-date=2021-07-19 |archive-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630025145/https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| leader_term        = 2020&ndash;26
| Bürgermeistertitel = Oberbürgermeister
| party              = CSU
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'''Nuremberg''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|nj|ʊər|ə|m|b|ɜr|ɡ}}, {{respell|NURE|əm|burg}}; {{langx|de|Nürnberg}} {{IPA|de|ˈnʏʁnbɛʁk||De-Nürnberg2.ogg}}; in the local [[East Franconian]] dialect: {{lang|vmf|Nämberch}} {{IPA|de|ˈnɛmbɛrç||generic=yes}}) is the [[Franconia#Towns and cities|largest]] city in [[Franconia]] and the [[List of cities in Bavaria by population|second-largest]] city in the [[States of Germany|German state]] of [[Bavaria]]. Its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daten und Fakten - Stadtportal Nürnberg |url=https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/stadtportal/daten_und_fakten.html |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.nuernberg.de |archive-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723133920/https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/stadtportal/daten_und_fakten.html |url-status=live }}</ref> make it the [[List of cities in Germany by population|14th-largest city]] in Germany.

Nuremberg sits on the [[Pegnitz (river)|Pegnitz]], which carries the name [[Regnitz]] from its confluence with the [[Rednitz]] in [[Fürth]] onwards ({{pPegnitz}}), and on the [[Rhine–Main–Danube Canal]], that connects the [[North Sea]] to the [[Black Sea]]. Lying in the Bavarian [[Regierungsbezirk|administrative region]] of [[Middle Franconia]], it is the largest city and unofficial capital of the entire cultural region of [[Franconia]]. The city is surrounded on three sides by the {{lang|de|{{ill|Nürnberger Reichswald|de}}}}, a large forest, and in the north lies {{ill|Knoblauchsland|de}} (''garlic land''), an extensive vegetable growing area and cultural landscape.

The city forms a continuous conurbation with the neighbouring cities of [[Fürth]], [[Erlangen]] and [[Schwabach]], which is the heart of an urban area region with around 1.4&nbsp;million inhabitants,<ref>[https://hey.bayern/region/nuernberg Region Nürnberg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704125051/https://hey.bayern/region/nuernberg |date=4 July 2022 }} on hey.bayern</ref> while the larger [[Nuremberg Metropolitan Region]] has a population of approximately 3.6 million. It is the largest city in the [[East Franconian]] dialect area (colloquially: "Franconian"; {{langx|de|link=no|Fränkisch}}).

Nuremberg and [[Fürth]] were once connected by the [[Bavarian Ludwig Railway]], the [[List of the first German railways to 1870|first steam-hauled and overall second railway opened in Germany]] (1835). Today, the U1 of the [[Nuremberg U-Bahn]] runs along this route. Subway lines U2 and U3 are the first German driverless subway lines, automatically moving railcars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/vag-15-jahre-automatische-u-bahn-nuernberg-ein-erfolgs-projekt,Th9t7c9|language=de|title=VAG: 15 years of the automatic Nuremberg subway – a successful project|date=2023-06-14|access-date=2024-03-25|archive-date=24 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324073423/https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/vag-15-jahre-automatische-u-bahn-nuernberg-ein-erfolgs-projekt,Th9t7c9|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Nuremberg Airport]] ({{lang|de|Flughafen Nürnberg "Albrecht Dürer"}}) is the second-busiest airport in Bavaria after [[Munich Airport]], and the tenth-busiest airport in the country.

Institutions of higher education in Nuremberg include the [[University of Erlangen-Nuremberg]] ({{lang|de|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg}}), Germany's 11th-largest university, with campuses in Erlangen and Nuremberg and a [[university hospital]] in Erlangen (Universitätsklinikum Erlangen), {{lang|de|[[Technische Hochschule Nürnberg|Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm]]}}, {{lang|de|[[Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg]]}} and the newly founded [[University of Technology Nuremberg]]. The Nuremberg exhibition centre ({{lang|de|Messe Nürnberg}}) is one of the biggest [[convention center]] companies in Germany and operates worldwide.

[[Nuremberg Castle]], its medieval old town and [[City walls of Nuremberg|the city's walls]], with their many towers, are notable attractions. {{lang|de|[[Staatstheater Nürnberg]]}} is one of the five Bavarian state theatres,{{efn|Bavarian state theatres in Munich: [[Bavarian State Opera]], Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel, and [[Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz]]; in Nuremberg: [[Staatstheater Nürnberg]]; in Augsburg: [[Staatstheater Augsburg]]}} showing [[operas]], [[operettas]], [[Musical theatre|musicals]], and [[ballets]] (main venue: Nuremberg [[Opera House]]), [[play (theatre)|plays]] (main venue: {{lang|de|[[theatre|Schauspielhaus]] Nürnberg}}), as well as [[concerts]] (main venue: {{lang|de|[[Meistersingerhalle]]}}). Its orchestra, the [[Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg]], is Bavaria's second-largest opera orchestra after the [[Bavarian State Opera]]'s [[Bavarian State Orchestra]] in Munich. Nuremberg is the birthplace of [[Albrecht Dürer]] and [[Johann Pachelbel]]. [[1. FC Nürnberg]] is the most famous football club of the city and one of the [[List of German football champions#Performances|most successful football clubs in Germany]]. Nuremberg was one of the host cities of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].

==History==
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===Middle Ages===
{{see also|Burgraviate of Nuremberg|Imperial City of Nuremberg}}
[[File:Nuremberg defensive wall north f burggarten bastion f w.jpg|thumb|left|Old fortifications of Nuremberg]]

The first documentary mention of the city, in 1050, mentions Nuremberg as the location of an [[imperial castle]] between [[East Francia]] and the [[Margraviate of the Nordgau]] of [[Bavaria]].<ref>Compare: {{in lang|de}} [http://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/artikel/artikel_45427 Nürnberg, Reichsstadt: Politische und soziale Entwicklung] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118055026/http://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/artikel/artikel_45427 |date=18 November 2015 }} (Political and Social Development of the Imperial City of Nuremberg), ''[[:de:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns|Historisches Lexikon Bayerns]]'': "Nürnberg ist erstmals 1050 als Reichsburg inmitten eines großen Reichsgutkomplexes schriftlich bezeugt. [...] Die Stadt Nürnberg entstand um die Wende zum 11. Jahrhundert in Anlehnung an eine 1050 erstmals erwähnte Reichsburg inmitten eines ausgedehnten Reichsgutkomplexes in Ostfranken und dem bayerischen Nordgau." [The first written attestation of Nuremberg occurs in 1050 as an Imperial castle in the middle of an extensive complex of Imperial property. [...] The city of Nuremberg originated about the turn of the 11th century inconnection with an Imperial castle (first mentioned in 1050) in the centre of an expansive complex of Imperial property in East Franconia and in the Bavarian Nordgau.]</ref> From 1050 to 1572 the city expanded and rose dramatically in importance due to its location on key trade-routes. [[Conrad III of Germany|King Conrad&nbsp;III]], reigning as [[King of Germany]] from 1137 to 1152, established the [[Burgraviate of Nuremberg]], with the first [[burgrave]]s coming from the Austrian [[Raabs an der Thaya|House of Raabs]]. With the extinction of their male line around 1189, the last Raabs count's son-in-law, [[Frederick I, Burgrave of Nuremberg|Frederick I]] of the [[House of Hohenzollern]], inherited the burgraviate in 1193.

From the late 12th century to the [[Holy Roman Empire#Interregnum|Interregnum]] (1254–1273), however, the power of the burgraves diminished as the [[Hohenstaufen]] emperors transferred most non-military powers to a castellan, with the city administration and the municipal courts handed over to an Imperial mayor ({{langx|de|link=no|[[:de:Reichsschultheiß (Nürnberg)|Reichsschultheiß]]}}) from 1173/74.<ref name="HLB:Nürnberg Entwicklung"/><ref name="Cath:Nuremberg">{{Cite Catholic Encyclopedia |id=11168a |title=Nuremberg}}</ref> The strained relations between the burgraves and the castellans, with gradual transferral of powers to the latter in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, finally broke out into open enmity, which greatly influenced the history of the city.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/>

[[File:Nuernberg Burg Panorama PtGUI.jpg|left|thumb|The Imperial Castle]]

The city and particularly [[Nuremberg Castle]] would become one of the most frequent sites of the [[Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire)|Imperial Diet]] (after [[Regensburg]] and [[Frankfurt]]), the [[Diet of Nuremberg|Diets of Nuremberg]] from 1211 to 1543, after the first Nuremberg diet elected [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] as emperor. Because of the many Diets of Nuremberg, the city became an important routine place of the administration of the Empire during this time and a somewhat 'unofficial [[capital city|capital]]' of the Empire.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} In 1219 Emperor Frederick II granted the {{lang|de|Großen Freiheitsbrief}} ('Great Charter of Freedom'), including [[German town law|town rights]], [[Imperial immediacy]] ({{lang|de| Reichsfreiheit}}), the privilege to mint coins, and an independent customs policy – almost wholly removing the city from the purview of the burgraves.<ref name="HLB:Nürnberg Entwicklung">{{in lang|de}} [http://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/artikel/artikel_45427 Nürnberg, Reichsstadt: Politische und soziale Entwicklung] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118055026/http://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/artikel/artikel_45427 |date=18 November 2015 }} (Political and Social Development of the Imperial City of Nuremberg), ''[[:de:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns|Historisches Lexikon Bayerns]]''</ref><ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> Nuremberg soon became, with [[Augsburg]], one of the two great trade-centers on the route from [[Italy]] to Northern Europe.

In 1298, the [[Jews of Germany|Jews]] of the town were accused of [[host desecration]] and 698 of them were killed in one of the many [[Rintfleisch massacres]]. Behind the massacre of 1298 was also the desire to combine the northern and southern parts of the city,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Image Gallery of the Coins of Nürnberg |url=http://www.medievalcoinage.com/gallery/germany-nurnberg.htm |website=www.medievalcoinage.com |access-date=2020-05-20 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308233952/http://www.medievalcoinage.com/gallery/germany-nurnberg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> which were divided by the [[Pegnitz (river)|Pegnitz]]. The Jews of the German lands suffered [[Black Death Jewish persecutions|many massacres]] during the [[Black Death|plague]] pandemic of the mid-14th century.

In 1349, Nuremberg's Jews suffered a [[pogrom]].<ref>"[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1114&letter=B Black Death] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804223403/http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1114&letter=B |date=4 August 2011 }}". JewishEncyclopedia.com</ref> They were burned at the stake or expelled, and a marketplace was built over the former Jewish quarter.<ref>''Cities and People: A Social and Architectural History'', Mark Girouard, Yale University Press, 1985, p.69</ref> The plague returned to the city in 1405, 1435, 1437, 1482, 1494, 1520, and 1534.<ref>Jerry Stannard, Katherine E. Stannard, Richard Kay (1999). ''Herbs and herbalism in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.'' University of Michigan Press. {{ISBN|0-86078-774-5}}</ref>
[[File:Nuremberg chronicles - Nuremberga.png|right|thumb |Nuremberg in 1493 (from the ''[[Nuremberg Chronicle]]'')]]

The largest growth of Nuremberg occurred in the 14th century. [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]]'s [[Golden Bull of 1356]], naming Nuremberg as the city where newly elected [[kings of Germany]] must hold their first Imperial Diet, made Nuremberg one of the three most important cities of the Empire.<ref name="HLB:Nürnberg Entwicklung"/> Charles was the patron of the [[Frauenkirche, Nuremberg|Frauenkirche]], built between 1352 and 1362 (the architect was likely [[Peter Parler]]), where the Imperial court worshipped during its stays in Nuremberg. The royal and Imperial connection grew stronger in 1423 when the Holy Roman Emperor [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund of Luxembourg]] granted the Imperial regalia to be kept permanently in Nuremberg, where they remained until 1796, when the [[War of the First Coalition|advance of French troops]] required their removal to [[Regensburg]] and thence to [[Vienna]].<ref name="HLB:Nürnberg Entwicklung"/>

In 1349 the members of the [[guild]]s unsuccessfully rebelled against the patricians in a {{lang|de| Handwerkeraufstand}} ('Craftsmen's Uprising'), supported by merchants and some by councillors, leading to a ban on any self-organisation of the artisans in the city, abolishing the guilds that were customary elsewhere in Europe; the unions were then dissolved, and the oligarchs remained in power while Nuremberg was a [[Free Imperial City|free city]] (until the early-19th century).<ref name="HLB:Nürnberg Entwicklung"/><ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> Charles IV conferred upon the city the right to conclude alliances independently, thereby placing it upon a politically equal footing with the [[Princes of the Holy Roman Empire|princes of the Empire]].<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> Frequent fights took place with the burgraves without, however, inflicting lasting damage upon the city. After fire destroyed the castle in 1420 during a feud between [[Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg|Frederick IV]] (from 1417, [[Margrave of Brandenburg]]) and the duke of [[Bavaria-Ingolstadt]], the city purchased the ruins and the forest belonging to the castle (1427), resulting in the city's total sovereignty within its borders.

Through these and other acquisitions the city accumulated considerable territory.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> The [[Hussite Wars]] (1419–1434), the [[Black Death#Second plague pandemic|second Black Death pandemic]] in 1437, and the [[First Margrave War]] (1449–1450) led to a severe fall in population in the mid-15th century.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> Siding with [[Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria|Albert IV]], Duke of [[Bavaria-Munich]], in the [[War of the Succession of Landshut]] of 1503–1505, led the city to gain substantial territory, resulting in lands of {{convert|25|sqmi|1|abbr=on}}, making it one of the largest imperial cities.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/>

During the Middle Ages, Nuremberg fostered a rich, varied, and influential literary culture.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sobecki |first1=Sebastian |title=Nuremberg |journal=Europe: A Literary History, 1348–1418, ed. David Wallace |date=2016 |pages=566–581 |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/europe-9780198735359?cc=nl&lang=en& |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-873535-9 |access-date=2 June 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220183041/https://global.oup.com/academic/product/europe-9780198735359?cc=nl&lang=en& |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Early modern age===
[[File:De Merian Frankoniae 090.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Nuremberg, 1648]]
The cultural flowering of Nuremberg in the 15th and 16th centuries made it the centre of the [[German Renaissance]]. In 1525 Nuremberg accepted the [[Protestant Reformation]], and in 1532 the [[Nuremberg Religious Peace]] was signed there, preventing war between Lutherans and Catholics<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/><ref>{{cite book |author1=Henry Eyster Jacobs |author2=John Augustus William Haas |title=The Lutheran Cyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3NBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA351 |year=1899 |publisher=Scribner |page=351 |isbn=9780790550565}}</ref> for 15 years.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} During the Princes' [[Second Schmalkaldic War|1552 revolution]] against [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], Nuremberg tried to purchase its neutrality, but Margrave [[Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach|Albert Alcibiades]], one of the leaders of the revolt, attacked the city without a declaration of war and dictated a disadvantageous peace.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> At the 1555 [[Peace of Augsburg]], the possessions of the Protestants were confirmed by the Emperor, their religious privileges extended and their independence from the [[Bishopric of Bamberg|Bishop of Bamberg]] affirmed, while the 1520s' secularisation of the monasteries was also approved.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> Families like the [[Tucher von Simmelsdorf|Tucher]], [[Imhoff family|Imhoff]] or [[Haller von Hallerstein|Haller]] ran trading businesses across Europe, similar to the [[Fugger family|Fugger]] and [[Welser]] families from [[Augsburg]], although on a slightly smaller scale.

[[File:Old town hall.jpg|thumb|left|upright|''Wolffscher Bau'' of [[Nuremberg City Hall|the old city hall]]]]
The state of affairs in the early 16th century{{clarify|date=July 2023}}, increased trade routes elsewhere and the ossification of the social hierarchy and legal structures contributed to the decline in trade.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> During the [[Thirty Years' War]], frequent quartering of Imperial, Swedish and [[Catholic League (German)|League]] soldiers, the financial costs of the war and the cessation of trade caused irreparable damage to the city and a near-halving of the population.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> In 1632, the city, occupied by the forces of [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden]], was [[siege of Nuremberg|besieged]] by the army of Imperial general [[Albrecht von Wallenstein]]. The city declined after the war and recovered its importance only in the 19th century, when it grew as an industrial centre. Even after the Thirty Years' War, however, there was a late flowering of architecture and culture; secular [[Baroque architecture]] is exemplified in the layout of the civic gardens built outside the city walls, and in the Protestant city's rebuilding of [[St. Egidien, Nuremberg|St. Egidien church]], destroyed by fire at the beginning of the 18th century, considered a significant contribution to the baroque church architecture of Middle Franconia.<ref name="HLB:Nürnberg Entwicklung"/>

After the Thirty Years' War, Nuremberg attempted to remain detached from external affairs, but contributions were demanded for the [[War of the Austrian Succession]] and the [[Seven Years' War]] and restrictions of imports and exports deprived the city of many markets for its manufactures.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> The Bavarian elector, [[Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria|Charles Theodore]], appropriated part of the land obtained by the city during the [[Landshut War of Succession]], to which Bavaria had maintained its claim; Prussia also claimed part of the territory. Realising its weakness, the city asked to be incorporated into Prussia but [[Frederick William II of Prussia|Frederick William II]] refused, fearing to offend Austria, [[Russian Empire|Russia]] and France.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> At the Imperial diet in 1803, the independence of Nuremberg was affirmed, but on the signing of the [[Confederation of the Rhine]] on 12 July 1806, it was agreed to hand the city over to Bavaria from 8 September, with Bavaria guaranteeing the [[Amortization (accounting)|amortisation]] of the city's 12.5&nbsp;million guilder public debt.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/>

===After the Napoleonic Wars===
[[File:Nuremberg Scrapbooks cropped.jpg|thumb|Old town of Nuremberg in the 19th century]]
[[File:Adler Originalfoto.jpg|right|thumb|The British-built ''[[Adler (locomotive)|Adler]]'' was the locomotive of the first German Railway between Nuremberg and Fürth.]]

After the fall of [[Napoleon]], the city's trade and commerce revived; the skill of its inhabitants together with its favourable situation soon made the city prosperous, particularly after its public debt had been acknowledged as a part of the Bavarian national debt. Having been incorporated into a Catholic country, the city was compelled to refrain from further discrimination against Catholics, who had been excluded from the rights of citizenship. Catholic services had been celebrated in the city by the priests of the [[Teutonic Order]], often under great difficulties. After their possessions had been confiscated by the Bavarian government in 1806, they were given the Frauenkirche on the Market in 1809; in 1810 the first Catholic parish was established, which in 1818 numbered 1,010 people.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/><!--Catholic Encyclopedia: possibly biased for this kind of info? also, possibly outdated (1913) - WP:RSAGE-->

In 1817, the city was incorporated into the district of [[Rezatkreis]] (named for the river [[Fränkische Rezat|Franconian Rezat]]), which was renamed to [[Middle Franconia]] ({{langx|de|[[:de:Mittelfranken|Mittelfranken]]}}) on 1 January 1838.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> The first German railway, the [[Bavarian Ludwigsbahn]], from Nuremberg to nearby [[Fürth]], was opened in 1835. The establishment of railways and the incorporation of Bavaria into [[Zollverein]] (the 19th-century German Customs Union), commerce and industry opened the way to greater prosperity.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> In 1852, there were 53,638 inhabitants: 46,441 Protestants and 6,616 Catholics. It subsequently grew to become the more important industrial city of Southern Germany, one of the most prosperous towns of southern Germany, but after the [[Austro-Prussian War]] it was given to [[Prussia]] as part of their telegraph stations they had to give up. In 1905, its population, including several incorporated suburbs, was 291,351: 86,943 Catholics, 196,913 Protestants, 3,738 Jews and 3,766 members of other religions.<ref name="Cath:Nuremberg"/> The ''Fränkischer Kurier'' was published as a local newspaper in Nuremberg.

===Nazi era===
Nuremberg held great significance during the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi German]] era. Because of the city's relevance to the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and its position in the centre of Germany, the [[Nazi Party]] chose the city to be the site of huge Nazi Party conventions: the [[Nuremberg Rally|Nuremberg rallies]]. The rallies were held in 1927, 1929 and annually from 1933 through 1938. A number of buildings and large gathering areas known collectively as the [[Nazi Party Rally Grounds]], some of which were not finished, were designed by [[Albert Speer]] and were constructed solely for these assemblies. After [[Adolf Hitler's rise to power]] in 1933 the Nuremberg rallies became huge [[Nazi propaganda]] events, a centre of Nazi ideals. The 1934 rally was filmed by [[Leni Riefenstahl]], and made into a propaganda film called ''Triumph des Willens'' (''[[Triumph of the Will]]''). At the 1935 rally, Hitler specifically ordered the ''[[Reichstag (Nazi Germany)|Reichstag]]'' to convene at Nuremberg to pass the [[Nuremberg Laws]] which revoked German [[citizenship]] for all Jews and other non-Aryans. 

The Nazi ''[[Burgomaster|Oberbürgermeister]]'' of the city, [[Willy Liebel]], embarked upon a program of urban architectural renewal that he felt befitted one of the centers of Nazi pageantry. The aim was to restore the city center to the medieval look of centuries past by eliminating late nineteenth-century styling. Among the buildings he slated for demolition was the [[Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg]]. He felt that this "foreign" building with its [[Moorish revival]] architecture could not be reconciled with the image that he strove to create, and he succeeded in having the building completely demolished around the time of the Party rally in September 1938.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hagen |first1=Joshua |last2=Ostergren |first2=Robert |title=Spectacle, architecture and place at the Nuremberg Party Rallies: projecting a Nazi vision of past, present and future |journal=Cultural Geographies |date=April 2006 |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=169–170 |doi=10.1191/1474474006eu355oa |bibcode=2006CuGeo..13..157H |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00572185/file/PEER_stage2_10.1191%252F1474474006eu355oa.pdf |access-date=30 September 2024 |archive-date=4 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504143957/https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00572185/file/PEER_stage2_10.1191%2F1474474006eu355oa.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Many examples of [[Nazi architecture]] can still be seen in the city.

The city was also the headquarters of the Nazi [[propaganda|propagandist]] [[Julius Streicher]], the Nazi Party ''[[Gauleiter]]'' of [[Franconia]], a vicious [[antisemite]] and the publisher of ''[[Der Stürmer]]''. During the anti-Jewish [[pogrom]] known as ''[[Kristallnacht]]'' on 10 November 1938, the two remaining synagogues and numerous Jewish-owned shops were burned to the ground. Of the 91 Jews in Germany who met their deaths as a result of ''Kristallnacht'', 26 (including ten suicides) were in Nuremberg. Between 2,000 and 3,000 of Nuremberg's Jews fled from Germany. By 1941, only about 1,800 remained, over 1,600 of whom were rounded-up and transported to various [[extermination camps]] where they were killed.<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/nuremberg#google_vignette Nuremberg, Germany] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408230340/https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/nuremberg#google_vignette |date=8 April 2024 }} in the [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ Jewish Virtual Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221195128/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ |date=21 February 2011 }}</ref> At the end of the war in 1945, there were no Jews left in Nuremberg. There are many [[Stolperstein]]e installed in the streets of the city;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stolpersteine-nuernberg.de/en |publisher=Geschichte Für Alle e.V.- Institut für Regionalgeschichte |title=Stumbling Stones in Nuremberg |date=2021 |access-date=2023-04-04 |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402083938/https://www.stolpersteine-nuernberg.de/en/ |url-status=live}}</ref> these commemorate Jews who were persecuted by the Nazi regime.

During the [[Second World War]], Nuremberg was the headquarters of ''[[Wehrkreis]]'' (military district) XIII, and an important site for military production, including aircraft, submarines, and tank engines. A subcamp of [[Flossenbürg concentration camp]] was located here, and extensively used [[slavery|slave labour]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Keeffe |first=Christine O |url=http://www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html |title=Concentration Camps List |publisher=Tartanplace.com |access-date=12 January 2015 |archive-date=19 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919072014/http://www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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On [[Bombing of Nuremberg in World War II|2 January 1945, the medieval city centre was systematically bombed]] by the [[Royal Air Force]] and the [[United States Army Air Forces|U.S. Army Air Forces]] and about ninety percent of it was destroyed in only one hour, with 1,800 residents killed and roughly 100,000 displaced. In February 1945, additional attacks followed. In total, about 6,000 Nuremberg residents are estimated to have been killed in air raids.

Nuremberg was a heavily fortified city that was captured in [[Battle of Nuremberg (1945)|a fierce battle]] lasting from 17 to 20 April 1945 by the U.S. [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]], [[42nd Infantry Division (United States)|42nd Infantry Division]] and [[45th Infantry Division (United States)|45th Infantry Division]], which fought house-to-house and street-by-street against determined German resistance, causing further urban devastation to the already bombed and shelled buildings.<ref>Stanton, Shelby, ''World War II Order of Battle: An Encyclopedic Reference to U.S. Army Ground Forces from Battalion through Division, 1939–1946'', Stackpole Books (Revised Edition 2006), p. 90, 129, 135</ref> Despite this intense degree of destruction, the city was rebuilt after the war and was to some extent restored to its pre-war appearance, including the reconstruction of many of its medieval buildings.<ref>Neil Gregor, Haunted City. Nuremberg and the Nazi Past (New Haven, 2008)</ref> Much of this reconstructive work and conservation was done by the organisation '[[Old Town Friends Nuremberg]]'. Today 25% of Nürnberg's buildings date to before World War II<ref>{{cite web |url=https://zensus2011.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Publikationen/Aufsaetze_Archiv/2015_12_NI_GWZ_endgueltig.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=4 |title=Zensus 2011: Gebäude- und Wohnungsbestand in Deutschland |language=de |publisher=Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder |date=2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329165923/https://zensus2011.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Publikationen/Aufsaetze_Archiv/2015_12_NI_GWZ_endgueltig.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=4 |archive-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> and the old town is a declared protected area,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geodaten.bayern.de/denkmal_static_data/externe_denkmalliste/pdf/denkmalliste_merge_564000.pdf |title=Regierungsbezirk Mittelfranken |language=de |publisher=Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624001955/https://www.geodaten.bayern.de/denkmal_static_data/externe_denkmalliste/pdf/denkmalliste_merge_564000.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2024 |access-date=31 January 2025}}</ref> so the northeastern half of the old [[Imperial Free City]] had to be largely reconstructed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://geoportal.bayern.de/denkmalatlas/searchResult.html?koid=80428&objtyp=bau&top=1 | title=DenkmalAtlas 2.0 }}</ref>

===Nuremberg trials===
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[[File:Defendants in the dock at nuremberg trials.jpg|thumb|Defendants in the dock at the Nuremberg trials]]
Between 1945 and 1946, German officials involved in [[war crime]]s and crimes against humanity were brought before an international tribunal in the Nuremberg trials. The [[Soviet Union]] had wanted these trials to take place in [[Berlin]]. However, Nuremberg was chosen as the site for the trials for specific reasons:
* The city had been the location of the Nazi Party's Nuremberg rallies and the laws stripping Jews of their citizenship were passed there. There was symbolic value in making it the place of Nazi accountability.
* The [[Palace of Justice, Nuremberg|Palace of Justice]] was spacious and largely undamaged (one of the few that had remained largely intact despite [[Strategic bombing during World War II|extensive Allied bombing of Germany]]). The already large courtroom was reasonably easily expanded by the removal of the wall at the end opposite the bench, thereby incorporating the adjoining room. A large prison was also part of the complex.

As a compromise, it was agreed that Berlin would become the permanent seat of the International Military Tribunal and that the first trial (several were planned) would take place in Nuremberg. Due to the [[Cold War]], subsequent trials never took place.

Following the trials, in October 1946, many prominent German Nazi politicians and military leaders were [[Nuremberg executions|executed in Nuremberg]].

The same courtroom in Nuremberg was the venue of the [[Subsequent Nuremberg Trials|Nuremberg Military Tribunals]], organized by the United States as [[Allied-occupied Germany|occupying power]] in the area.

In order to come to terms with the role Nuremberg played during the [[Third Reich]], the city established the [[Nuremberg International Human Rights Award]] in 1995, awarded every two years to individuals or groups defending human rights worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/menschenrechte_e/menschenrechtspreis_e.html | title=International Nuremberg Human Rights Award - Human Rights Office of the City of Nuremberg | access-date=26 October 2023 | archive-date=7 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007213847/https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/menschenrechte_e/menschenrechtspreis_e.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Nuremberg Map.png|upright=0.9|thumb|Map of Nuremberg]]
[[File:Bavaria N.svg|thumb|Location of Nuremberg (in red) in Middle Franconia (light red) in Bavaria (dark grey)]]
Several old villages now belong to the city, for example [[Grossgründlach]], [[Kraftshof]], [[Thon (Nuremberg)|Thon]], and [[Neunhof]] in the north-west; [[Ziegelstein]] in the northeast, [[Altenfurt]] and [[Fischbach (Nuremberg)|Fischbach]] in the south-east; and [[Katzwang]], [[Kornburg]] in the south. [[Langwasser]] is a modern suburb.

=== Climate ===
Nuremberg has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfb'') with a certain [[Humid continental climate|humid continental]] influence (''Dfb''), categorized in the latter by the 0&nbsp;°C isotherm.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=36701&cityname=Nuremberg,+Germany |title=Nuremberg, Germany Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |website=Weatherbase |access-date=2019-02-03 |archive-date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014741/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=36701&cityname=Nuremberg,+Germany |url-status=live }}</ref> The city's climate is influenced by its inland position and higher altitude. Winters are changeable, with either mild or cold weather: the average temperature is around {{convert|-3|°C|0|abbr=on}} to {{convert|4|°C|0|abbr=on}}, while summers are generally warm, mostly around {{convert|13|°C|0|abbr=on}} at night to {{convert|25|°C|0|abbr=on}} in the afternoon. Precipitation is evenly spread throughout the year, although February and April tend to be a bit drier whereas July tends to have more rainfall.<ref name="dwd"/>

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|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst|DWD]]<ref name="dwd">{{cite web |url=http://www.dwd.de/bvbw/appmanager/bvbw/dwdwwwDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=_dwdwww_klima_umwelt_klimadaten_deutschland&T82002gsbDocumentPath=Navigation%2FOeffentlichkeit%2FKlima__Umwelt%2FKlimadaten%2Fkldaten__kostenfrei%2Fausgabe__monatswerte__node.html%3F__nnn%3Dtrue |title=Ausgabe der Klimadaten: Monatswerte |publisher=Dwd.de |access-date=12 January 2015 |archive-date=12 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612043121/http://www.dwd.de/bvbw/appmanager/bvbw/dwdwwwDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=_dwdwww_klima_umwelt_klimadaten_deutschland&T82002gsbDocumentPath=Navigation%2FOeffentlichkeit%2FKlima__Umwelt%2FKlimadaten%2Fkldaten__kostenfrei%2Fausgabe__monatswerte__node.html%3F__nnn%3Dtrue |url-status=live }}</ref> Météo Climat<ref>{{cite web |url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1981-2010-2-p5.php |title=German climate normals 1981–2010 |language=fr |publisher=Météo Climat |access-date=16 January 2019 |archive-date=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416170040/http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1981-2010-2-p5.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Infoclimat<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/annee/1991/nuernberg/valeurs/10763.html |title=Climatologie de l'année à Nuernberg |publisher=Infoclimat |language=fr |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029202426/https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/annee/1991/nuernberg/valeurs/10763.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|1397|5626
|1449|18420
|1485|36000
|1500|38000
|1622|40250
|1700|35000
|1750|30000
|1810|28544
|1822|31665
|1830|39870
|1840|46824
|1849|50828
|1861|62797
|1871|83214
|1880|99519
|1890|142590
|1900|261081
|1910|333142
|1920|364093
|1930|416700
|1940|429400
|1945|286833
|1950|362459
|1960|458401
|1970|478181
|1980|484405
|1990|493692
|2001|491307|2011|486314|2022|522554|footnote=Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.}}

Nuremberg has been a destination for immigrants. 19.2% of the residents had an immigrant background in 2022 (counted with MigraPro).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/stadtportal/daten_und_fakten.html |title=Stadt Nürnberg: Daten und Fakten |publisher=nuernberg.de |access-date=2023-09-06 |archive-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723133920/https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/stadtportal/daten_und_fakten.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Rank
! style="background:#efefef;"|Nationality
! style="background:#efefef;"|Population (31.12.2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bevölkerungsstand |url=https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/statistik/sta_1068.html |website=Stadtforschung und Statistik für Nürnberg und Fürth |access-date=2 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922071152/https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/statistik/sta_1068.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|1||{{flag|Turkey}}|| 17,408
|-
|2||{{flag|Romania}}|| 14,903
|-
|3||{{flag|Greece}}|| 12,145
|-
|4||{{flag|Italy}}|| 7,232
|-
|5||{{flag|Ukraine}} || 6,891
|-
|6||{{flag|Poland}}|| 6,670
|-
|7||{{flag|Croatia}}|| 5,893
|-
|8||{{flag|Bulgaria}}|| 5,801
|-
|9||{{flag|Iraq}}|| 4,745
|-
|10||{{flag|Syria}} || 4,710
|-
|11||{{flag|Russia}} || 3,617
|-
|12||{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}|| 3,137
|-
|13||{{flag|Serbia}}||3,027
|-
|14||{{flag|Kosovo}}||2,456
|-
|15||{{flag|Hungary}}||2,142
|}

==Economy==
{{More citations needed section|date=July 2011}}
Nuremberg for many people is still associated with its traditional gingerbread (''[[Lebkuchen]]'') products, sausages, and handmade toys. [[Pocket watch]]es — ''[[Nuremberg eggs]]'' — were made here in the 16th century by [[Peter Henlein]]. Only one of the districts in the 1797–1801 sample was early industrial; the economic structure of the region around Nuremberg was dominated by metal and glass manufacturing, reflected by a share of nearly 50% handicrafts and workers.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Baten |first=Joerg |date=2000 |title=Economic development and the distribution of nutritional resources in Bavaria, 1797–1839: An anthropometric study |journal=Journal of Income Distribution |volume=9 |pages=89–106 |doi=10.1016/S0926-6437(99)00014-1}}</ref> In the 19th century Nuremberg became the "industrial heart" of [[Bavaria]] with companies such as [[Siemens]] and [[MAN SE|MAN]] establishing a strong base in the city. Nuremberg is still an important industrial centre with a strong standing in the markets of Central and Eastern Europe. Items manufactured in the area include electrical equipment, mechanical and optical products, motor vehicles, writing and drawing paraphernalia, stationery products and printed materials.

The city is also strong in the fields of automation, energy and medical technology. Siemens is still the largest industrial employer in the Nuremberg region but a good third of German market research agencies are also located in the city.

The [[Nuremberg International Toy Fair]], held at the [[Messezentrum Nuremberg|city's exhibition centre]], is the largest of its kind in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spielwarenmesse.de/for-visitors/10-reasons/language/1/ |title=10 Reasons for visiting |date=2019-02-06 |website=Spielwarenmesse Nürnberg |language=en |access-date=2019-03-25 |archive-date=25 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325092913/https://www.spielwarenmesse.de/for-visitors/10-reasons/language/1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Tourism ==
Nuremberg is [[Bavaria]]'s second largest city after [[Munich]], and a popular tourist destination for foreigners and Germans alike. After [[World War II]], many medieval-style areas of the town were rebuilt.

=== Attractions ===
[[File:Nürnberg (A. B. Spritzer).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|View from [[Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof|Nuremberg Central Station]] towards [[St. Lorenz, Nuremberg|Lorenzkirche]] and into Königstraße (King Street) which is spanned by Christkindlesmarkt symbols]]
Beyond its main attractions of the [[Nuremberg Castle|Imperial Castle]], [[St. Lorenz, Nuremberg|St. Lorenz Church]], and [[Nuremberg trials|Nazi Trial grounds]], there are 54 different museums for arts and culture, history, science and technology, family and children, and more niche categories,<ref name="Tourismus Nürnberg-2019">{{Cite web |url=https://tourismus.nuernberg.de/en/ |title=Home |date=2019-03-21 |website=Tourismus Nürnberg |language=en |access-date=2019-04-20 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502093439/https://tourismus.nuernberg.de/en/ |url-status=live }}</ref> where visitors can see the world's oldest globe (built in 1492), a 500-year-old Madonna, and Renaissance-era German art.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/germany-frankfurt-nuernberg |title=Germany: Frankfurt and Nürnberg – Video – Rick Steves' Europe |website=www.ricksteves.com |access-date=2019-04-20 |archive-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420221545/https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/germany-frankfurt-nuernberg |url-status=live }}</ref> There are several types of tours offered in the city, including historic tours, those that are [[Nazi Party|Nazi]]-focused, underground and night tours, [[walking tour]]s, sightseeing buses, self guided tours, and an old town tour on a mini train. Nuremberg also offers several parks and green areas, as well as indoor activities such as [[bowling]], [[Bouldering|rock wall climbing]], [[escape room]]s, [[Kart racing|cart racing]], and [[Miniature golf|mini golf]], theaters and cinemas, pools and [[thermal spa]]s. There are also six nearby [[amusement park]]s.<ref name="Tourismus Nürnberg-2019" /> The city's tourism board sells the Nurnberg Card which allows for free use of [[public transport]]ation and free entry to all museums and attractions in Nuremberg for a two-day period.<ref name="Tourismus Nürnberg-2019" />

=== Culinary tourism ===
Notable foods available in the city include [[lebkuchen]], [[gingerbread]], local [[beer]], [[Schäufele]], and [[Nürnberger Rostbratwurst|Nürnberger Rostbratwürstchen]], or Nuremberg grilled sausages. There are hundreds of restaurants for all tastes, including traditional [[Franconian cuisine|Franconian]] restaurants and [[beer garden]]s. It also has [[Veganism|vegan]], [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] and [[Organic food|organic]] restaurants. Nuremberg boasts a two [[Michelin Guide#Stars|Michelin Star]]-rated restaurant, Essigbrätlein.<ref name="Tourismus Nürnberg-2019" />

=== Pedestrian zones ===
Like many European cities, Nuremberg offers a [[Pedestrian zone|pedestrian-only zone]] covering a large portion of the old town, which is a main destination for shopping and specialty retail,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Monheim |first1=Rolf |title=Town and transport planning and the development of retail trade in metropolitan areas of West Germany |journal=Landscape and Urban Planning |date=January 1992 |volume=22 |issue=2–4 |pages=121–136 |doi=10.1016/0169-2046(92)90017-t|bibcode=1992LUrbP..22..121M }}</ref> including year-round [[Christmas]] stores where tourists and locals alike can purchase [[Christmas ornament]]s, gifts, decorations, and additions to their toy [[Christmas village]]s. The Craftsmen's Courtyard, or Handwerkerhof, is another tourist shopping destination in the style of a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] village. It houses several local family-run businesses which sell handcrafted items from [[glass]], [[wood]], [[leather]], [[pottery]], and [[precious metal]]s. The Handwerkerhof is also home to traditional German restaurants and beer gardens.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.christkindlesmarkt.de/en/your-visit/shopping-souvenirs/craftmen-s-courtyard-in-nuremberg-a-friendly-welcome-awaits-you-1.3145792 |title=Craftmen's Courtyard in Nuremberg – a friendly welcome awaits you! |website=www.christkindlesmarkt.de |language=de |access-date=2019-04-20 |archive-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420223044/https://www.christkindlesmarkt.de/en/your-visit/shopping-souvenirs/craftmen-s-courtyard-in-nuremberg-a-friendly-welcome-awaits-you-1.3145792 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Pedestrian zones of Nuremberg host festivals and markets throughout the year, the best known being [[Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg|Christkindlesmarkt]], Germany's largest [[Christmas market]] and the gingerbread capital of the world. Visitors to the Christmas market can peruse the hundreds of stalls and purchase local wood crafts and [[nutcracker]]s while sampling Christmas sweets and traditional ''[[Mulled wine|Glühwein]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/pledge-spe/european-christmas-pledge-special |title=European Christmas TV Special {{!}} Rick Steves' Europe |website=www.ricksteves.com |access-date=2019-04-20 |archive-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420221544/https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/pledge-spe/european-christmas-pledge-special |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Hospitality ===
In 2017, Nuremberg saw a total of 3.3&nbsp;million<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-02 |title=Record results for tourism in 2017: Overnight stays in Nuremberg exceed all expectations |url=https://tourismus.nuernberg.de/en/pressroom/press-material/press-releases/record-results-for-tourism-in-2017-overnight-stays-in-nuremberg-exceed-all-expectations/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Congress- und Tourismus-Zentrale Nürnberg |language=en-US |archive-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323081731/https://tourismus.nuernberg.de/en/pressroom/press-material/press-releases/record-results-for-tourism-in-2017-overnight-stays-in-nuremberg-exceed-all-expectations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> overnight stays, a record for the town, and is expected to have surpassed that in 2018, with more growth in tourism anticipated in the coming years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tourismus.nuernberg.de/en/pressroom/press-material/press-releases/news/record-results-for-tourism-in-2017-overnight-stays-in-nuremberg-exceed-all-expectations/ |title=Record results for tourism in 2017: Overnight stays in Nuremberg exceed all expectations |date=2019-04-02 |website=Tourismus Nürnberg |language=en |access-date=2019-04-20 |archive-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420221545/https://tourismus.nuernberg.de/en/pressroom/press-material/press-releases/news/record-results-for-tourism-in-2017-overnight-stays-in-nuremberg-exceed-all-expectations/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> There are over 175 registered places of accommodation in Nuremberg, ranging from [[hostel]]s to luxury [[hotel]]s, [[bed and breakfast]]s, to multi-hundred room properties.<ref name="Tourismus Nürnberg-2019" />

==Culture==
[[File:Albrecht-Dürer-Haus - Tiergärtnerplatz - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC02033.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Albrecht Dürer's House]]]]
[[File:Christkindlesmarkt nuernberg.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg|Christkindlesmarkt]] with ''Schöner Brunnen'']]Nuremberg was an early centre of humanism, science, printing, and mechanical invention. The city contributed much to the science of [[astronomy]]. In 1471 Johannes Mueller of [[Königsberg, Bavaria|Königsberg]] (Bavaria), later called [[Regiomontanus]], built an astronomical observatory in Nuremberg and published many important astronomical charts.

In 1515, [[Albrecht Dürer]], a native of Nuremberg, created woodcuts of the first maps of the stars of the northern and southern hemispheres, producing the first printed star charts, which had been ordered by [[Johannes Stabius]]. Around 1515 Dürer also published the "Stabiussche Weltkarte", the first perspective drawing of the terrestrial globe.<ref>{{cite book |first=Wilhelm |last=Waetzoldt |title=Dürer und seine Zeit |date=1935 |publisher=Phaedon |place=Vienna |pages=306–309}}</ref>

Printers and publishers have a long history in Nuremberg. Many of these publishers worked with well-known artists of the day to produce books that could also be considered works of art. In 1470 [[Anton Koberger]] opened Europe's first print shop in Nuremberg. In 1493, he published the ''Nuremberg Chronicles'', also known as the ''World Chronicles'' (''Schedelsche Weltchronik''), an illustrated history of the world from the creation to the present day. It was written in the local Franconian dialect by [[Hartmann Schedel]] and had illustrations by [[Michael Wolgemut|Michael Wohlgemuth]], [[Hans Pleydenwurff|Wilhelm Pleydenwurff]], and Albrecht Dürer. Others furthered geographical knowledge and travel by map making. Notable among these was navigator and geographer [[Martin Behaim]], who made the first world globe.

Sculptors such as [[Veit Stoss]], [[Adam Kraft]] and [[Peter Vischer the Elder|Peter Vischer]] are also associated with Nuremberg.

Composed of prosperous artisans, the guilds of the [[Meistersinger]]s flourished here. [[Richard Wagner]] made their most famous member, [[Hans Sachs]], the hero of his opera ''[[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg]]''. Baroque composer [[Johann Pachelbel]] was born here and was organist of [[St. Sebaldus Church]].

The [[Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg|academy of fine arts]] situated in Nuremberg is the oldest art academy in central Europe and looks back to a tradition of 350 years of artistic education.

Nuremberg is also famous for its [[Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg|Christkindlesmarkt]] (Christmas market), which draws well over a million shoppers each year. The market is famous for its handmade ornaments and delicacies.
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===Museums===

{{main|List of museums in Nuremberg}}
*[[Germanisches Nationalmuseum]]
*[[Albrecht Dürer's House|House of Albrecht Dürer]]
*[[Kunsthalle Nürnberg]]
*[[Kunstverein Nürnberg]]
*[[Neues Museum Nürnberg]] (Modern Art Museum)
*[[Nuremberg Toy Museum]]
*[[Nuremberg Transport Museum]]

===Performing arts===
[[File:Staatstheater Nürnberg 2006-08-08.jpg|thumb|right|The Nuremberg State Theatre]]
[[File:Ciocarlia Bardentreffen 15 2193.jpg|thumb|right|Bardentreffen 2015]]
The [[Staatstheater Nürnberg|Nuremberg State Theatre]], founded in 1906, is dedicated to all types of opera, ballet and stage theatre. During the season 2009/2010, the theatre presented 651 performances for an audience of 240,000 persons.<ref name="StaatsTheater">{{cite web |url=http://www.mittelbayerische.de/nachrichten/oberpfalz-bayern/artikel/mehr_besucher_im_staatstheater/596528/mehr_besucher_im_staatstheater.html |title=Audience of the ''Staatstheater'' (Mehr Besucher im Staatstheater Nürnberg) |publisher=Mittelbayerische.de |year=2011 |access-date=5 March 2011 |language=de |archive-date=22 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722162934/http://www.mittelbayerische.de/nachrichten/oberpfalz-bayern/artikel/mehr_besucher_im_staatstheater/596528/mehr_besucher_im_staatstheater.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The State Philharmonic Nuremberg ([[Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg]]) is the orchestra of the [[Staatstheater Nürnberg|State Theatre]]. Its name was changed in 2011 from its previous name: The Nuremberg Philharmonic (''Nürnberger Philharmoniker''). It is the second-largest opera orchestra in Bavaria.<ref name="Philharmonic">{{cite web |url=http://www.staatstheater-nuernberg.de/inhalte/index.php?menu=401 |title=Die Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg |year=2012 |publisher=Staatstheater-nuernberg.de |access-date=11 February 2012 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507092830/http://staatstheater-nuernberg.de/inhalte/index.php?menu=401 |archive-date=7 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Besides opera performances, it also presents its own subscription concert series in the [[Meistersingerhalle]]. [[Christof Perick]] was the principal conductor of the orchestra between 2006 and 2011. [[Marcus Bosch]] heads the orchestra since September 2011.

The [[Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra]] (''Nürnberger Symphoniker'') performs around 100 concerts a year to a combined annual audience of more than 180,000.<ref name="Symphony">{{cite web |url=http://www.kulturfreunde-bayreuth.de/info_konzert_10.htm |title=Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, audience and concerts stats. |year=2011 |access-date=3 March 2011 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321191012/http://www.kulturfreunde-bayreuth.de/info_konzert_10.htm |archive-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The regular subscription concert series are mostly performed in the ''Meistersingerhalle'' but other venues are used as well, including the new concert hall of the ''Kongresshalle'' and the ''Serenadenhof''. [[Alexander Shelley]] has been the principal conductor of the orchestra since 2009.

The Nuremberg International Chamber Music Festival (''Internationales Kammermusikfestival Nürnberg'') takes place in early September each year, and in 2011 celebrated its tenth anniversary. Concerts take place around the city; opening and closing events are held in the medieval ''Burg''. The [[Bardentreffen]], an annual folk festival in Nuremberg, has been deemed the largest [[world music]] festival in Germany and takes place since 1976. 2014 the Bardentreffen starred 368 artists from 31 nations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frankenfernsehen.tv/krieg-und-frieden-liedermacher-pippo-pollina-eroeffnet-bardentreffen-56711/ |title="Krieg und Frieden" – Pippo Pollina eröffnet Bardentreffen |date=2 August 2014 |publisher=Frankenfernsehen.tv |access-date=12 January 2015 |archive-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203115056/http://www.frankenfernsehen.tv/krieg-und-frieden-liedermacher-pippo-pollina-eroeffnet-bardentreffen-56711/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Cuisine===
[[File:Nürnberger Bratwürste.jpg|thumb|Nürnberger [[Bratwurst]]]]
Nuremberg is known for Nürnberger [[Bratwurst]], which is shorter and thinner than other bratwurst sausages.

Another Nuremberg speciality is Nürnberger [[Lebkuchen]], a kind of gingerbread eaten mainly around Christmas time.
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==Education==
[[File:Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg (1).jpg|thumb|The [[Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg]]]]
Nuremberg has 51 public and 6 private elementary schools in nearly all of its districts. Secondary education is offered at 23 [[Mittelschule]]n, 12 [[Realschule]]n and 17 [[Gymnasium (Germany)|Gymnasien]] (state, city, church, and privately owned). There are also several other providers of secondary education such as Berufsschule, Berufsfachschule, Wirtschaftsschule etc.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/schulen_in_nuernberg/ |title=Schulen in Nürnberg |last=Schulreferat |first=Stadt Nürnberg |date=20 August 2015 |website=nuernberg.de |access-date=14 September 2017 |archive-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915022914/https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/schulen_in_nuernberg/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Higher education===
Nuremberg hosts the joint university [[University of Erlangen-Nuremberg|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg]], two Fachhochschulen ([[Technische Hochschule Nürnberg]] and ''Evangelische Hochschule Nürnberg''), a pure art academy ([[Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg|Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg]], the first art academy in the German-speaking world) in addition to the design faculty at the TH and a music conservatoire ([[Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nuernberg.de/imperia/md/statistik/dokumente/veroeffentlichungen/berichte/niz/nuernberg_in_zahlen_2016.pdf |title=Nürnberg in Zahlen |last=Stadt Nürnberg |date=1 May 2016 |website=nuernberg.de |access-date=14 September 2017 |archive-date=14 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220431/https://www.nuernberg.de/imperia/md/statistik/dokumente/veroeffentlichungen/berichte/niz/nuernberg_in_zahlen_2016.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> There are also private schools such as the ''Akademie Deutsche POP Nürnberg'' offering higher education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://deutsche-pop.com/de/nuernberg |title=Deutsche Pop Nürnberg |date=14 September 2017 |access-date=14 September 2017 |archive-date=13 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913164145/http://deutsche-pop.com/de/nuernberg |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Main sights==
{{Wide image|Nuremberg from Burg 17.04.2010.jpg|1500px|Nuremberg, seen from the castle|100%|alt=A panoramic city view}}
*[[Nuremberg Castle]]: the three castles that tower over the city including central burgraves' castle, with Free Reich's buildings to the east, the Imperial castle to the west.
*''[[:de:Heilig-Geist-Spital (Nürnberg)|Heilig-Geist-Spital]]''. In the centre of the city, on the bank of the river Pegnitz, stands the Hospital of the Holy Spirit. Founded in 1332, this is one of the largest hospitals of the [[Middle Ages]]. Lepers were kept here at some distance from the other patients. It now houses elderly persons and a restaurant.
*The ''Hauptmarkt'', dominated by the front of the unique [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] ''[[Nuremberg Frauenkirche|Frauenkirche]]'' (Our Lady's Church), provides a picturesque setting for the famous [[Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg|Christmas market]]. A main attraction on the square is the Gothic ''[[Schöner Brunnen]]'' (Beautiful Fountain) which was erected around 1385 but subsequently replaced with a replica (the original fountain is kept in the [[Germanisches Nationalmuseum]]). The unchanged [[Renaissance]] bridge ''[[Fleischbrücke]]'' crosses the Pegnitz nearby.
*The [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] ''[[St. Lorenz, Nuremberg|Lorenzkirche]]'' (St. Laurence church) dominates the southern part of the walled city and is one of the most important buildings in Nuremberg. The main body was built around 1270–1350.
*The even earlier and equally impressive ''[[St. Sebaldus Church|Sebalduskirche]]'' is St. Lorenz's counterpart in the northern part of the old city.
*The church of the former ''[[Katharinenkirche, Nuremberg|Katharinenkloster]]'' is preserved as a ruin, the [[Nuremberg Charterhouse|charterhouse]] (''Kartause'') is integrated into the building of the [[Germanisches Nationalmuseum]] and the choir of the former ''Franziskanerkirche'' is part of a modern building.
*Other churches located inside the city walls are: [[St. Lorenz (Nürnberg)|St. Laurence's]], [[Saint Clare of Assisi|Saint Clare's]], [[St. Martha, Nuremberg|Saint Martha's]], [[St. Jakob, Nuremberg|Saint James the Greater's]], [[St. Egidien, Nuremberg|Saint Giles's]], and [[St. Elizabeth, Nuremberg|Saint Elisabeth's]].
*The [[Germanisches Nationalmuseum]] is Germany's largest museum of cultural history, among its exhibits are works of famous painters such as [[Albrecht Dürer]], [[Rembrandt]], and [[Ernst Ludwig Kirchner]].
*The Neues Museum Nürnberg is a museum for modern and contemporary art.
*The Walburga Chapel and the Romanesque ''Doppelkapelle'' (Chapel with two floors) are part of Nuremberg Castle.
*The ''Johannisfriedhof'' is a medieval cemetery, containing many old graves (Albrecht Dürer, [[Willibald Pirckheimer]], and others). The ''Rochusfriedhof'' or the Wöhrder Kirchhof are near the Old Town.
*The [[Chain Bridge (Nuremberg)|Chain Bridge]] (''Kettensteg''), the first chain bridge on the European continent.
*The [[Tiergarten Nürnberg]] is a zoo stretching over more than {{convert|60|ha|0}} in the [[Nuremberg Reichswald]] (or {{lang|de|Nürnberger Reichswald}}) forest.
*There is also a medieval market just inside the city walls, selling handcrafted goods.
*The [http://www.dbmuseum.de German National Railways Museum] {{in lang|de}} (an Anchor Point of ERIH, The [[European Route of Industrial Heritage]]) is located in Nuremberg.
*The [[:File:Nuremberg Ring.jpg|Nuremberg Ring]] (now welded within an iron fence of Schöner Brunnen) is said to bring good luck to those that spin it.
*The [[Nazi party rally grounds]] with the [[Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds|documentation-center]].
<gallery class="center" caption="Popular places in Nuremberg" widths="160px" heights="120px">
Nuremberg panorama.jpg | Nuremberg from Spittlertor
Nuremberg View Old Town.jpg | [[St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg|St. Sebaldus Church]] and [[Nuremberg Castle]] in winter
Nürnberg (9532545824) (3).jpg | ''Heilig-Geist-Spital''<br />(Hospice of the Holy Spirit)
Nuernberg Pilatushaus 001.JPG | ''Pilatushaus'' and Nuremberg Castle
Nuremberg Aerial Tullnau Moegeldorf.JPG | Nuremberg Business Area
Nuremberg - justice palace 2012 (aka).jpg | Palace of Justice, place of the [[Nuremberg Trials]]
</gallery>

== Politics ==
Nuremberg is represented in the [[Bundestag]] by two [[List of Bundestag constituencies|constituencies]]; [[Nuremberg North]] and [[Nuremberg South]]. Since 2002, both constituencies have been held by the CSU.

At the local level, Nuremberg has historically been left-leaning in the conservative state of Bavaria – since the end of World War II, the city has mainly elected [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] mayors with the exception of [[Ludwig Scholz]] (elected 1996, served until 2002) and Marcus König (elected 2020). From 1957 to 1987, the position of Chief Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) was continuously held by Andreas Urschlechter (SPD) for 30 years.

===Mayor===
[[File:2020 Nuremberg mayoral election (2nd round).svg|thumb|350px|Results of the second round of the 2020 mayoral election]]
The current mayor of Nuremberg is Marcus König of the [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|Christian Social Union]] (CSU). The most recent mayoral election was held on 15 March 2020, with a runoff held on 29 March, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate
! rowspan=2| Party
! colspan=2| First round
! colspan=2| Second round
|-
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}| 
| align=left| Marcus König
| align=left| [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|Christian Social Union]]
| 66,521
| 36.5
| 103,865
| 52.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Thorsten Brehm
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 63,742
| 34.9
| 95,237
| 47.8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Verena Osgyan
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 27,535
| 15.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| Roland Hübscher
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]]
| 7,696
| 4.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Titus Schüller
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 4,631
| 2.5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| Florian Betz
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany|Pirate Party]]/[[Die PARTEI]]
| 2,153
| 1.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Ecological Democratic Party}}| 
| align=left| Christian Rechholz
| align=left| [[Ecological Democratic Party]]
| 2,029
| 1.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Ümit Sormaz
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
| 1,905
| 1.0
|-
| 
| align=left| Marion Padua
| align=left| Left List Nuremberg
| 1,469
| 0.8
|-
| 
| align=left| Fridrich Luft
| align=left| Citizens' Initiative A (BIA)
| 869
| 0.5
|-
| 
| align=left| Philipp Schramm
| align=left| The Good Ones (Guten)
| 637
| 0.4
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 182,493
! 99.6
! 199,102
! 99.2
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 790
! 0.4
! 1,626
! 0.81
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 183,283
! 100.0
! 200,728
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 390,547
! 47.1
! 388,998
! 51.6
|-
| colspan=7| Source: City of Nuremberg ([https://datenwahlen.nuernberg.de/ko2020/prod/wahlen/09564000/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_Bayern_5_Gemeinde_Stadt_Nuernberg.html 1st round], [https://datenwahlen.nuernberg.de/ko2020/prod/wahl-2020-03-29/09564000/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_Bayern_15_Gemeinde_Stadt_Nuernberg.html 2nd round])
|}

===City council===
[[File:2020 Nuremberg City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election]]
The Nuremberg city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 15 March 2020, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party !! Votes !! % !! ± !! Seats !! ±
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}| || align=left| [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|Christian Social Union]] (CSU) || 3,584,755 || 31.3 || style="white-space:nowrap" | {{increase}} 1.9 || 22 || style="white-space:nowrap" | {{increase}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| || align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) || 2,943,118 || 25.7 || style="white-space:nowrap" | {{decrease}} 18.4 || 18 || style="white-space:nowrap" | {{decrease}} 13
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| || align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne) || 2,283,988 || 20.0 || {{increase}} 11.0 || 14 || {{increase}} 8
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| || align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD) || 650,369 || 5.7 || New || 4 || New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| || align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke) || 449,463 || 3.9 || New || 3 || New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters of Bavaria}}| || align=left| [[Free Voters of Bavaria]] (FW) || 324,475 || 2.8 || {{steady}} 0.0 || 2 || {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Ecological Democratic Party}}| || align=left| [[Ecological Democratic Party]] (ÖDP) || 265,079 || 2.3 || {{increase}} 0.2 || 2 || {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| || align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP) || 241,329 || 2.1 || {{increase}} 0.1 || 1 || {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| || align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]/[[Pirate Party Germany|Pirate Party]] (PARTEI/Piraten) || 194,693 || 1.7 || New || 1 || {{steady}} 0
|-
| || align=left| Socio-Cultural Freedom, Participation and Sustainability (Politbande) || 190,710 || 1.7 || New || 1 || New
|-
| || align=left| Left List Nuremberg || 151,992 || 1.3 || {{decrease}} 2.8 || 1 || {{decrease}} 2
|-
| || align=left| The Good Ones (Guten) || 95,862 || 0.8 || {{decrease}} 0.9 || 1 || {{steady}} 0
|-
| || align=left| Citizens' Initiative A (BIA) || 62,374 || 0.6 || {{decrease}} 2.5 || 0 || {{decrease}} 2
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes !! 178,999 !! 97.7 !! !! !! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes !! 4,124 !! 2.3 !! !! !! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total !! 183,123 !! 100.0 !! !! 70 !! {{steady}} 0
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout !! 389,547 !! 47.0 !! {{increase}} 2.7 !! !! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://datenwahlen.nuernberg.de/ko2020/prod/wahlen/09564000/html5/Gemeinderatswahl_Bayern_6_Gemeinde_Stadt_Nuernberg.html City of Nuremberg]
|}

==Transport==
The city's location next to numerous highways, railways, and a waterway has contributed to its rising importance for trade with Eastern Europe.

===Railways===
[[File:Nuremberg.Central railway station.jpg|thumb|right|The main railway station]]
{{Lang|de|[[Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof]]|italic=no}} is a stop for [[InterCity|IC]] and [[Intercity-Express|ICE]] trains on the German long-distance railway network. The [[Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway|Nuremberg–Ingolstadt–Munich high-speed line]] with {{convert|300|km/h|0|abbr=on}} operation opened 28 May 2006, and was fully integrated into the rail schedule on 10 December 2006. Travel times to Munich have been reduced to as little as one hour. The [[Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway]] opened in December 2017.

===City and regional transport===
[[File:DT3 Hauptbahnhof TB.JPG|thumb|right|An automatic [[Nuremberg U-Bahn|U-Bahn]] train on the line ''[[U3 (Nuremberg U-Bahn)|U3]]'']]
The [[Trams in Nuremberg|Nuremberg tramway network]] was opened in 1881. {{As of|2008}}, it extends a total length of {{convert|36|km|mi|abbr=on}}, has six lines, and carried 39.152&nbsp;million passengers annually. The first segment of the [[Nuremberg U-Bahn]] metro system was opened in 1972. Nuremberg's trams, [[bus]]es and U-Bahn are operated by the {{Lang|de|[[Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg]]}} (VAG; Nuremberg Transport Corporation), a member of the ''[[Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg]]'' (VGN; Greater Nuremberg Transport Network).

There is also a [[Nuremberg S-Bahn]] suburban metro railway and a regional train network, both centred on {{lang|de|[[Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof]]|italic=no}}. Since 2008, Nuremberg has had the first U-Bahn in Germany (U2/U21 and U3) that works without a driver. It also was the first subway system worldwide in which both driver-operated trains and computer-controlled trains shared tracks.
{|
| [[File:S-Bahn Nürnberg Linienband.png|thumb|270px|right|S-Bahn network]]
| [[File:U-Bahn Nürnberg Linienband.png|thumb|270px|U-Bahn network]]
| [[File:Straßenbahn Nürnberg Linienband.png|thumb|210px|right|Tramway Network]]
|}
{|
| [[File:S-R-Bahnnetz Nürnberg.png|thumb|right|S- and R-Bahn network]]
| [[File:Nuremberg network map.png|thumb|right|S-, U-Bahn and Tramway network]]
| [[File:Busnetz Nürnberg 12 2016 small.png|thumb|Bus map]]
| [[File:Nightliner Netz Nürnberg.png|thumb|Nightbus and S-Bahn map]]
|}

===Motorways===
Nuremberg is located at the junction of several important Autobahn routes. The [[Bundesautobahn 3|A3]] (''[[Netherlands]]''–[[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]]–[[Würzburg]]–''[[Vienna]]'') passes in a south-easterly direction along the north-east of the city. The [[Bundesautobahn 9|A9]] (Berlin–Munich) passes in a north–south direction on the east of the city. The [[Bundesautobahn 6|A6]] (''France''–[[Saarbrücken]]–''[[Prague]]'') passes in an east–west direction to the south of the city. Finally, the [[Bundesautobahn 73|A73]] begins in the south-east of Nuremberg and travels north-west through the city before continuing towards Fürth and [[Bamberg]].

===Airport===
[[File:NUE Flughafen Nuernberg Luftaufnahme 2009.jpg|Aerial image of Nuremberg Airport|thumb]]
[[Nuremberg Airport]] has flights to major German cities and many European destinations. The largest operators are currently [[Eurowings]] and [[TUI fly Deutschland]], while the low-cost [[Ryanair]] and [[Wizz Air]] companies connect the city to various European centres. A significant amount of the airport's traffic flies to and from mainly touristic destinations during the peak winter season. The airport (Flughafen) is the terminus of [[Nuremberg U-Bahn|Nuremberg U-Bahn Line 2]]; until 2021, it was the only airport in Germany served by a [[U-Bahn]] subway system.

===Canals===
Nuremberg is an important port on the [[Rhine–Main–Danube Canal]].

==Sport==
[[File:Frankenstadion 3.JPG|thumb|[[Max-Morlock-Stadion]] is the football stadium of [[Bundesliga]] club [[1. FC Nürnberg]].]]

===Football===
[[1. FC Nürnberg]], known locally as ''Der Club'' (English: "The Club"), was founded in 1900 and currently plays in the [[2.Bundesliga]]. The official colours of the association are red and white, but the traditional colours are red and black. They won their first regional title in the [[Southern German football championship|Southern German championship]] in 1916 closely followed by their first national title in 1920. Besides the eleven regional championships they won the [[List of German football champions|German championship]] for a total of nine times. With this they held the record for the most German championship titles until 1986 when the current record holder FC Bayern München surpassed them. The current chairmen are Nils Rossow and Dieter Hecking. They play in [[Max-Morlock-Stadion]] which was refurbished for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] and accommodates 50,000 spectators.

*'''German Champion:''' 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1936, 1948, 1961, 1968
*'''German Cup:''' 1935, 1939, 1962, 2007

[[TuS Bar Kochba Nürnberg|TuS Bar Kochba]] is a league that was founded in 1913 as a social-sport club for the Jewish community in Nürnberg. Established as the "Jewish Gymnastics and Sports Club Nuremberg", the league was dissolved by the Nazi party in 1939. It was reformed in 1966.<ref>{{cite web |title=Die Chronik des TuS Bar Kochba |url=https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/die-chronik-des-tus-bar-kochba-1.2955617 |website=nordbayern.de |access-date=26 March 2020 |language=de |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326052932/https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/die-chronik-des-tus-bar-kochba-1.2955617 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club plays in the senior A-league of the [[Bavarian Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TuS Bar Kochba Nürnberg e.V. |url=http://www.tusbarkochba.de/index.php |website=www.tusbarkochba.de |access-date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326052932/http://www.tusbarkochba.de/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Basketball===
The [[Baskets Nürnberg]] played in the [[Basketball Bundesliga]] from 2005 to 2007. Since then, teams from Nuremberg have attempted to return to Germany's elite league. The recently founded [[Nürnberg Falcons BC]] have already established themselves as one of the main teams in Germany's second division [[ProA]] and aim to take on the heritage of the SELLBYTEL Baskets Nürnberg. The Falcons play their home games at the ''KIA Metropol Arena''.

===Ice Hockey===
The [[Nürnberg Ice Tigers]] play in the country's premier league, the [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]]. They've been runner-up in 1999 and 2007. The Ice Tigers play their home games at the ''[[Arena Nürnberger Versicherung]]''.

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}

===Twin towns – sister cities===
Nuremberg is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerstädte |url=https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/international/partnerstaedte.html |website=nuernberg.de |publisher=Nuremberg Office for International Relations |language=de |access-date=2020-11-19 |archive-date=1 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901143416/https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/international/partnerstaedte.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
<!--Venice - not twinning, not updated on the official website-->
*[[Nice]], France, since 1954
*[[Kraków]], Poland, since 1979
*[[Skopje]], North Macedonia, since 1982
*[[San Carlos, Río San Juan|San Carlos]], Nicaragua, since 1985
*[[Glasgow]], Scotland, since 1985
*[[Prague]], Czech Republic, since 1990
*[[Kharkiv]], Ukraine, since 1990
*[[Hadera]], Israel, since 1995
*[[Shenzhen]], China, since 1997
*[[Antalya]], Turkey, since 1997
*[[Atlanta]], United States, since 1998
*[[Kavala]], Greece, since 1999
*[[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], Spain, since 2010
*[[Brașov]], Romania, since 2024{{div col end}}

===Cooperation===
Nuremberg also cooperates with:
*[[Venice]], Italy; since 1954 a twin town, relations renewed in 1999 as a cooperation agreement<ref>{{cite web |title=Norimberga – Germania |url=https://www.comune.venezia.it/content/norimberga-accordi-gemellaggi-e-accordi-venezia-mondo |website=comune.venezia.it |date=29 June 2020 |publisher=Venezia |language=it |access-date=2020-11-19 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127213757/https://www.comune.venezia.it/content/norimberga-accordi-gemellaggi-e-accordi-venezia-mondo |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Associated cities===
[[File:Partnerstädte Nürnberg.png|thumb|500px|Twin towns/sister cities and associated cities of Nuremberg]]
Nuremberg maintains friendly relations with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Befreundete Kommunen |url=https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/international/befreundete_kommunen.html |website=nuernberg.de |publisher=Nuremberg Office for International Relations |language=de |access-date=2020-11-19 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128210743/https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/international/befreundete_kommunen.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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*[[Klausen, South Tyrol|Klausen]], Italy, since 1970
*[[Gera]], Germany, since 1988, renewed 1997
<!--*[[Verona]], Italy, since 2003<ref group=note>Not according Verona's official listing.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comune.verona.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=5485 |title=Grandi Eventi – Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia |publisher=Comune di Verona |language=it |access-date=2020-11-19}}</ref>-->
*[[Kalkudah]], Sri Lanka, since 2005
*[[Bar Municipality|Bar]], Montenegro, since 2006
*[[Changping District|Changping]], China, since 2006
*[[Montan]], Italy, since 2012
*[[Nablus]], Palestine, since 2015
*[[Aného]], Togo, since 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Lacs 1 und Tchaoudjo 1 (Togo) |url=https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/international/togo_home.html |website=nuernberg.de |publisher=Nuremberg Office for International Relations |language=de |access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref>
*[[Sokodé]], Togo, since 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Lacs 1 und Tchaoudjo 1 (Togo) |url=https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/international/togo_home.html |website=nuernberg.de |publisher=Nuremberg Office for International Relations |language=de |access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Nuremberg}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Germany|Europe|Geography}}
*[[List of mayors of Nuremberg]]
*[[Norisring]] Racetrack, where [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]] died in 1971
*[[Nuremberg Architecture Prize]]

==Notes and references==
===Notes===
{{Reflist|group=note}}
{{Notelist}}

===References===
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
{{See also|Timeline of Nuremberg#Bibliography|l1=Bibliography of the history of Nuremberg}}

==External links==
{{Wikisource|Portal:Nuremberg}}
{{Commons category|Nuremberg}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Nuremberg}}
*{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Nuremberg |volume=19 }}
*[https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/stadtportal_e/ English website of the city]
*[http://kunstnuernberg.de KUNSTNÜRNBERG – Online – Magazine for Contemporary Art and History of Art in Nuremberg and Franconia]
*[http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/?lang=en&coll=collections:a0000&q=%28%22nuremberg%22%29 49 digitised objects on Nuremberg] in [[European Library|The European Library]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Nuremberg
|North     = [[Erlangen]], [[Bamberg]], [[Erfurt]]
|Northeast = [[Bayreuth]], [[Hof, Germany|Hof]], [[Chemnitz]]
|East      = [[Amberg]], [[Plzeň|Pilsen]], [[Prague]]
|Southeast = [[Regensburg]], [[Passau]], [[Salzburg]]
|South     = [[Ingolstadt]], [[Augsburg]], [[Munich]]
|Southwest = [[Stuttgart]], [[Ulm]], [[Aalen]]
|West      = [[Mannheim]], [[Fürth]]
|Northwest = [[Frankfurt]], [[Würzburg]]
}}

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