Herrieden

Herrieden
Herrieden
Location of the town of Herrieden within Ansbach district
Coordinates	49°13′N 10°31′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Middle Franconia
District	Ansbach
Town subdivisions	38 Ortsteile
Mayor	Alfons Brandl (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	81.71 km2 (31.55 sq mi)
Elevation	423 m  (1388 ft)
Population	7,552 (31 December 2010)
- Density	92 /km2 (239 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	AN
Postal code	91567
Area code	09825
Website	www.herrieden.de

Herrieden is a town in the district of Ansbach and situated in the Middle Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It lies along the upper Altmühl river, about 9 km (6 mi) southwest of the city of Ansbach, 47 km southwest of the city of Nürnberg, 95 km east of Heilbronn and 144 km northwest of Munich. It is part of a cooperative with the nearby small cities of Aurach, Burgoberbach, and Leutershausen. Herrieden is located close to the A6 autobahn between Nürnberg and Heilbronn. Herrieden is administratively over the large towns of Neunstetten to the north, Rauenzell to the east and Elbersroth to the southwest. Other towns and villages administratively under Herrieden include Birkach, Bittelhof, Böckau, Brünst, Buschhof, Esbach, Gimpertshausen, Gräbenwinden, Heuberg, Höfstetten, Hohenberg, Lammelbach, Lattenbuch, Leibelbach, Leuckersdorf, Leutenbuch, Limbach, Manndorf, Mühlbruck, Niederdombach, Oberschönbronn, Regmannsdorf, Rös, Roth, Sauerbach, Schernberg, Schönau, Seebronn, Sickersdorf, Stadel, Stegbruck, Steinbach, Velden and Winn.

The first recorded settlement of Herrieden was a monastery in 782.

External links

• Municipality website