- Erlangen-Höchstadt
Infobox German district
name=Erlangen-Höchstadt
state=Bavaria
capital=Erlangen
regierungsbezirk=Mittelfranken
region=Industrieregion Mittelfranken
area=565
population=128,900
population_as_of=2000
density=228
carsign=ERH
url= [http://www.erlangen-hoechstadt.de erlangen-hoechstadt.de]
Erlangen-Höchstadt is a district in
Bavaria ,Germany . It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürth,Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim , Bamberg, Forchheim andNürnberger Land , and by the cities ofNuremberg andErlangen . The city of Erlangen is not part of the district, but nonetheless its administrative seat.History
The earliest extant documents are drawings from 1413 which show
water wheels along theRegnitz . The first (1449-1450) and second (1552-1555) Margrave wars, Brandenburg versus Nuremberg, devastated the countryside.In 1715 a lock was placed in the
Regnitz river at Hemhofen. The highpoint of waterwheel usage was in the early 1800s when more than 190 were in use between Fuerth and Forchheim.The district was established in
1972 by merging the former districts of Erlangen and Höchstadt.Geography
The main river is the
Regnitz , which runs through the city of Erlangen. Lands west of the river are covered with several hundred tiny lakes on both sides of theAisch . The Aisch is an affluent of the Regnitz, running from southwest to east. East of the river the country is rising to the hills of the northernFrankish Alb .Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.erlangen-hoechstadt.de Official website] (German)
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