Neunkirchen am Brand is a

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in the district of

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History

Important dates are the founding of the

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, Neunkirchen am Brand monastery, in 1314 and the conferment of the status as

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in 1410. In 1803 Neunkirchen along with the

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became part of Bavaria. Between 1886 and 1963 Neunkirchen was located near a train route from

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to Eschenau. After the

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, refugees settled in Neunkirchen and after the establishment of

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in Erlangen the town experienced a dramatic increase in inhabitants. Numerous suburbs were built around the traditional center of the town. Neunkirchen is also the home of a number of industrial and trade companies. The largest industrial employer is the axles factory, the ''Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik (NAF)''.

Districts

There are the following districts (pop. statistics as of December 31, 2006): * Neunkirchen (5995 inhabitants) * Baad (85 inhabitants) * Ebersbach (250 inhabitants) * Ermreuth (921 inhabitants) * Großenbuch (575 inhabitants) * Rödlas (149 inhabitants) * Rosenbach (261 inhabitants) * Gleisenhof (near Ermreuth) and Wellucken (7 inhabitants) Furthermore, there the farms Vogelhof, Erleinhof and Saarmühle.

Sights and culture

The town is marked by well preserved gates, the former Neunkirchen am Brand Monastery, countless timbered houses and a Middle Age warehouse known as a ''Zehntscheune''. In the district of Großenbuch, the Kugler family operates a restaurant that has existed in that location since the 1500s. Image:Neunkirchen-am-Brand-Erlanger-Tor.jpeg, Erlanger Gate of the old defensive wall Image:Neunkirchen-am-Brand-Zehntscheune.jpeg, The Middle Age warehouse of the old monastery Image:Neunkirchen am Brand St. Michael 01.jpg, St. Michaels Church, part of the old monastery Image:Neunkirchen-am-Brand-neues-Rathaus.jpeg, The new city hall in the old monastery school, to the right the gate to the monastery

Buildings

In the district of Ermreuth, the former synagogue was restored as a venue for various events. Worth seeing in this districts are also the church and the castle. Image:Ermreuth-Synagoge.jpeg, Ermreuth Synagogue Image:Ermreuth-Schloss.jpeg, The front wall of the Ermreuth Castle Image:Ermreuth-Kirche.jpeg, The village church in Ermreuth

Regular events

* On Good Friday, there is a famous and in this form very rare procession of holy figures * On every second Saturday before St. Anna (July 26), everyone is invited to the local fair. Local clubs present themselves with their own stands and on a stage. * The Neunkirchen church anniversary (

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or Kerwa) takes place on the weekend of the first Sunday in October. * A

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at St.-Michaels Church is always on the third weekend of Advent.

Twin towns

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References

External links

Official homepage of Neunkirchen am Brand

Ermreuth district page
(''German'') {{DEFAULTSORT:Neunkirchen Am Brand Forchheim (district)