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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Heilsbronn
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
About Heilsbronn
Heilsbronn is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Petersaurach, 25km from Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle.
Heilsbronn is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 9,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Petersaurach, about 5 km away.
Heilsbronn (German pronunciation: [haɪlsˈbʁɔn] ) is a town in the Ansbach district of the Mittelfranken administrative region of Franconia, in the German state of Bavaria between Nuremberg and Ansbach, in the wooded valley of the Rangau. Its hallmark is the Katharinenturm, a medieval tower.
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confused with the far larger city of Heilbronn, which lies 130 km further west.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Heilsbronn?
Within an hour or so of Heilsbronn: Nuremberg Old Town & Imperial Castle (25 km), Norisring (26 km), Rothenburg ob der Tauber (44 km), Dinkelsbühl (45 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Solituderennen.
Where is Heilsbronn?
Heilsbronn is in Bavaria, Germany, about 5 km from Petersaurach.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,374
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Bavaria
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 49.3357, 10.7874
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
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 Heilsbronn
5 notable places within an hour's 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.
26 km · about 30 min 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.
44 km · about 50 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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Maybach Car Museum Neumarkt
The world's largest collection of Maybach luxury automobiles, gleaming inside a restored Express Works factory hall in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Heilsbronn
- 75 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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