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| Herrieden | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 7.999 (2019) | |
| height | 423 m | |
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The small town Herrieden is in the district Ansbach in Middle Franconia around 10 km southwest of Ansbach.
background
The one on the top Altmuehl Located Herrieden goes back to a monastery founded in the 8th century. It was first mentioned as a city in 1289, destroyed by Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian in 1315, but then rebuilt and re-fortified.
Herrieden belonged to the bishopric until 1792 Eichstatt and then came to Prussia, which in 1806 became the newly created kingdom Bavaria left. Extensive incorporations took place in the 1970s.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is that Nuremberg Airport
(IATA: NUE).
By train and bus
The railway line to Herrieden has long since been dismantled. The next train station is in Ansbach; it is every two hours from the intercity route Karlsruhe-Nuremberg served. Also from direction Wurzburg and augsburg/Munich there are connections in Ansbach.
Buses 803 and 804 run from Ansbach train station to Herrieden once or twice an hour. The journey takes 23 minutes. The most important stop is that 1 ZOB / Münchener Strasse, just a few steps from the old town.
In the street
From the federal motorway 6 Nuremberg-Heilbronn becomes Herrieden via the junction 
51 reached quickly.
By boat
No navigable waters lead to Herrieden. Water hiking on the Altmühl is only from Treuchtlingen possible.
By bicycle
Herrieden is on Altmühltal cycle path. Of Rothenburg ob der Tauber you drive 37 km down the Altmühl. In the opposite direction it is from Gunzenhausen 28 km, from Treuchtlingen 53 km and from Pappenheim 61 km.
From Ansbach, a good 11 km long, little frequented, but well signposted cycle path leads to Herrieden. Mostly you ride on roads with little traffic, sometimes on separate bike paths (mostly paved, shorter sections of gravel or dirt road). A small ridge with a height of 90 meters has to be overcome. Halfway through the route, it goes comfortably downhill.
On foot
Herrieden lies on the white-yellow-white marked Rangau-Randweg (Obernzenn – Oberdachstetten – Colmberg – Leutershausen – Herrieden – Ornbau).
mobility
The is responsible for the bus routes in the region VGN (Transport association for the greater Nuremberg area).
- Line 803: Ansbach - Herrieden.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- Catholic 1 Collegiate Basilica of St. Vitus and St. Deocar, Marketplace 1.
Catholic parish church, formerly collegiate church. The church dates back to a Benedictine monastery from the 8th century. The present choir was built in 1447, the nave after 1500, but not arched until 1740. The church was redesigned in baroque style around 1748, and the ceiling paintings also date from this period. Since 2010 it has been the only church in Middle Franconia to have the status of a Basilica minor. - The Catholic side church St. Martin is the former cemetery church.
- The crypt of the Catholic side church 2 Our Lady is supposed to go back to Charlemagne.
Buildings
- 3 Herrieden City Palace, Vogteiplatz 8-10. From the 14th century a fortress of the prince-bishops of Eichstätt stood here. At the beginning of the 16th century there was a structural change from the castle to the palace. This was converted into the prince-bishop's brewery in 1685, which became a private brewery in 1806. The facility has been restored since 2017.
- Numerous Gabled houses.
- The one built in the 14th century City fortifications is largely preserved, but built in. This includes the 4 Fronveste.
- On the 5 Stork tower, a medieval gate tower, storks still nest. The stone bridge over the Altmühl from 1711.
- 6 Former district court, Herrnhof 10. Built in 1901 in neo-baroque style, it is now used as the town hall.
activities
- Museum on the way
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
| Brief information | |
| surface | 81.7 km² |
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| Phone code | 09825 |
| Post Code | 91567 |
| Mark | AT |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
trips
- Ansbach, 11 km to the north-east, former residential town with castle, courtyard garden and an old town that is well worth seeing
- Wet cheeks, 17 km southwest, the market square is known as the "ballroom of Franconia"
- Wolframs-Eschenbach, 19 km east, hometown of the medieval minstrel, Teutonic Order Castle, location of the robber Hotzenplotz film
- Dinkelsbühl, 27 km southwest, romantic medieval old town
- Gunzenhausen, 28 km southwest, and Franconian Lake District
literature
Web links
http://www.herrieden.de - Official website of Herrieden
