Abenberg () is a town in the
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia (german: Mittelfranken, ) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the west of Bavaria and borders the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach; however, ...
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district of Roth, in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. It is situated 9 km west of
Roth bei Nürnberg
Roth (formerly ''Roth bei Nürnberg'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany, the capital of the Roth District. It is located about 25 km south of Nuremberg.
History
The town was first mentioned in documents in the year 1060, but settlements at its ...
and 25 km southwest of
Nuremberg
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...
.
Subdivisions
Abenberg has
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Sons and daughters of the town
* John Schopper, 27th abbot of monastery Heilsbronn (1529-1540)
* Georg Schwarz (1873-1948), politician, (Bavarian People's Party, Center Party), member of Reichstag and Landtag
References
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