Fürth
City in Bavaria, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fürth (German: [fʏʁt] ⓘ; East Franconian: Färdd; Yiddish: פיורדא, romanized: Fiurda) is a city in northern Bavaria, Germany, in the administrative division (Regierungsbezirk[lower-alpha 1]) of Middle Franconia.
Fürth
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Coordinates: 49°28′N 11°0′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Middle Franconia |
District | Urban district |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2020–26) | Thomas Jung[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 63.35 km2 (24.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 131,433 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 90701–90768 |
Dialling codes | 0911 |
Vehicle registration | FÜ |
Website | www.fuerth.de |
It is the second-largest city in Franconia and now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only seven km (4.3 mi) apart.
The city forms a continuous conurbation with the neighbouring cities of Nuremberg, Erlangen and Schwabach, which is the heart of an urban area region with around 1.4 million inhabitants,[3] while the larger Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has a population of approximately 3.6 million.
Fürth celebrated its thousand-year anniversary in 2007, its first mention being on 1 November 1007.