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Ansbach, Martin-Luther-Platz
Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo
Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ]
Beschrijving : Anderlecht tegen HSV (finale Europa Cup II ); Georg Volkert (HSV) brengt uit een strafschop de stand op 1-0
Datum : 11 mei 1977
Locatie : Amsterdam
Trefwoorden : sport, voetbal
Persoonsnaam : Volkert, Georg
Fotograaf : Peters, Hans / Anefo
Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief
Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit)
Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05

Bestanddeelnummer : 929-1735
Photo by Martin Zeiler
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Ansbach

Bavaria, Germany · Europe

About Ansbach

Ansbach sits on the route: 10 minutes from Sachsen bei Ansbach, 39km from Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle.

Ansbach is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 32,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sachsen bei Ansbach, about 5 km away.

Ansbach ( 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

Read more tributary of the river Main. In 2020, its population was 41,681. 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 a station of line S4 of the Nuremberg S-Bahn.

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What is there to see near Ansbach?

Within an hour or so of Ansbach: Rothenburg ob der Tauber (31 km), Dinkelsbühl (33 km), Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle (39 km), Norisring (41 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Solituderennen.

Where is Ansbach?

Ansbach is in Bavaria, Germany, about 5 km from Sachsen bei Ansbach.

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Quick Information

Population
31,839
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Bavaria
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
49.3048, 10.5931

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.

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Worth the detour from Ansbach

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

One of Germany's best-preserved medieval towns, with half-timbered houses, intact city walls, and a famous Christmas market.

31 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Dinkelsbühl

The Romantic Road's quieter answer to Rothenburg: a completely walled medieval town untouched by war, ringed by sixteen towers and four gatehouses, and mercifully short on tour coaches.

33 km · about 40 min drive

castle

Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle

The historic heart of Franconia featuring the Kaiserburg, Albrecht Dürer's house, and Germany's most famous Christmas market.

39 km · about 45 min drive

racetrack

Norisring

Street circuit lapping the monumental Zeppelinfeld grandstand in Nuremberg; Germany's answer to Monaco, it has hosted the roaring Norisring Speedweekend since 1947.

41 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Ansbach

  • 60 kmKochertal ViaductEurope's tallest road bridge by pillar height carries the A6 some 185 m above the Kocher valley near Geislingen.

Driving in Germany

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.78/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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