Ansbach
Ansbach (/ˈænzbæk/ ANZ-bak, German: [ˈansbax] ⓘ; East Franconian: Anschba) is a city in the German state of Bavaria. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Nuremberg and 140 kilometers (90 miles) north of Munich, on the river Fränkische Rezat, a tributary of the river Main. In 2020, its population was 41,681.
Ansbach
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Martin Luther Square, Church of St. Gumbertus in the background | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Ansbach | |
Ansbach Ansbach | |
| Coordinates: 49°18′N 10°35′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Middle Franconia |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Thomas Deffner (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99.92 km2 (38.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31) | |
| • Total | 42,221 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 91522 |
| Dialling codes | 0981 |
| Vehicle registration | AN |
| Website | www.ansbach.de |
Developed in the 8th century as a Benedictine monastery, it became the seat of the Hohenzollern family in 1331. In 1460, the Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach lived here. The city has a castle known as Margrafen–Schloss, built between 1704 and 1738. It was not badly damaged during the World Wars and hence retains its original historical baroque sheen. Ansbach is now home to a US military base and to the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences.
The city has connections via autobahn A6 and highways B13 and B14. Ansbach station is on the Nürnberg–Crailsheim and Treuchtlingen–Würzburg railways and is the terminus of line S4 of the Nuremberg S-Bahn.