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Höchstadt an der Aisch, commonly known as Höchstadt (), is a town in the
Erlangen-Höchstadt Erlangen-Höchstadt is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürth, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Forchheim and Nürnberger Land, and by the cities of Nurem ...
district, in
Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...
, Germany.


Geography

Höchstadt is situated on the river
Aisch The Aisch () is an 83 km long tributary of the Regnitz in Middle Franconia, Middle- and Upper Franconia, in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany. It passes through Bad Windsheim, Neustadt an der Aisch and Höchstadt, and flows into the Re ...
, 18 km northwest of
Erlangen Erlangen (; , ) is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 119,810 inhabitants (as of 30 September 2024), it is the smalle ...
and 22 km south of
Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main (river), Main. Bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in ...
. Originally it was the capital of the Höchstadt district, but then it became part of the new Erlangen-Höchstadt district.


Division of the town

The town consists of 23 districts:


Leisure


Food

Carp is a very important food, but only in the months with an "r" (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April). There are various carp dishes: e.g., "blue carp", "baked carp" and "pepper carp". Carp eaten there is termed "Aischgründer Karpfen".


Culture

There is an events centre (converted from a former shoe factory) that includes a music school and a library; there is an evening event most days.


Sport

The sports club
HK Zubr Höchstadt Aisch Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
won the German Bandy Championship in its first season, 2014/15.


See also

* Realschule Hoechstadt


References


External links

*
Webcam of a storks' nest
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