Why visit Hersbruck
Townapedia lists 29 museums and landmarks, 14 parks and trails, 84 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 22 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Arzberg, Großer Hansgörgel, Deutsches Hirtenmuseum and Dokumentationsort KZ Hersbruck.
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About Hersbruck
Hersbruck (German pronunciation: [hɛʁsˈbʁʊk] ) is a small town in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, belonging to the district Nürnberger Land. It is best known for the late-gothic artwork of the Hersbruck altar, the "Hirtenmuseum" and the landscape of Hersbruck Switzerland.
From the Wikipedia article Hersbruck (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do22
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Museums and landmarks29
Doggerwerk in Happurg
Monument and historic site · 4.3 km
Cultural heritage monument in Landkreis Nürnberger Land, Bavaria, Germany
Doggerstollen
Monument and historic site · 4.2 km
Der Doggerstollen ist ein Stollensytem im Bergstock der Houbirg.
Schloss Hersbruck
Monument and historic site
1 Schloßplatz, Hersbruck
Schloss Reichenschwand
Monument and historic site · 4.0 km
12 Schlossweg, Reichenschwand
17 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds14
Fackelmann-Therme Hersbruck
Sports field and stadium · 0.9 km
16 Badstraße, Hersbruck
Mo-Fr 09:00-22:00; May-Sep: Sa 10:00-22:00; May-Sep: Su,PH...
2 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes84
Michelsberg
Restaurant · German, French
21 Hans-Sachs-Ring, Hersbruck
We,Fr 17:00-22:00+; Sa 15:00-22:00+; Su 11:00-20:00
Gasthof Stiegler
Restaurant · Regional · 3.9 km
32, Vorra
Fr-Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30+; Su 11:30+; PH 11:30+
Landhotel und Restaurant Grüner Baum
Restaurant · Regional · 1.4 km
3, Hersbruck
Mo 17:30-20:30; Tu-Sa 11:30-14:00,17:30-20:30; Su 11:30-20:30
Michelmühle
Restaurant · Regional
30 Obermühlweg, Hersbruck
Mo-Th 09:00-23:00; We off; Fr 09:00-24:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; Su...
Osaka Restaurant
Restaurant · Asian
1 Kellerstraße, Hersbruck
Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30, 17:30-21:30; Sa 16:00-21:00; Su 11:00-14:30, ...
Pizzeria Francesco
Restaurant · Italian
12 Martin-Luther-Straße, Hersbruck
Mo-Tu, Th-Fr 11:30-14:30, 17:00-21:30; Sa 17:00-21:30; Su...
Restaurant-Café Bauer
Restaurant · Regional
16 Martin-Luther-Straße, Hersbruck
Mo-Fr 07:00-01:00, Sa,Su 09:00-01:00
Taj
Restaurant · Indian
12 Prager Straße, Hersbruck
Mo, We-Fr 11:00-14:00, 17:00-22:00; Sa-Su 12:00-14:00, 17:00-22:00
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History
Hersbruck was founded in 976 when a castle was built there near a bridge. The name probably comes from Haderihesprucga, the bridge of Haderich.
In the Middle Ages the Golden Route from Nuremberg to Prague passed through the town, which brought prosperity. In 1297 Hersbruck was given municipal rights, after 1504 the town belonged to the area of the free imperial town Nuremberg and in 1806 became Bavarian. Hersbruck was the birthplace, in 1673, of Jacob Paul von Gundling, the famous and unfortunate historian at the court of Brandenburg-Prussia.
During the Nazi regime, Hersbruck contained a subsidiary camp of Flossenbürg concentration camp. The camp had about 10,000 prisoners, about 4,000 of them died in Hersbruck.
After World War II, that camp, on the outskirts of town, was converted for housing Latvian Displaced Persons and renamed as Camp Kathann. It was first operated by United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and later by International Refugee Organization.
From the History section of Hersbruck on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship24
Sankt-Albanus-Kirche
Church · Lutheran · 4.1 km
14 Kirchstraße, Reichenschwand
Christengemeinde Hersbruck - Evangelische Freikirche e.V.
Church · 0.9 km
62 Nürnberger Straße, Hersbruck
Shopping21
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare7
Map of Hersbruck
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Getting there and nearby towns
Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg (NUE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Lauf an der Pegnitz 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Röthenbach an der Pegnitz 14 km west, about 14 min by car
- Feucht 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Sulzbach-Rosenberg 23 km east, about 23 min by car
- Nuremberg 26 km west, about 26 min by car
- Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Wendelstein 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Pegnitz 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Fürth 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Erlangen 32 km west, about 32 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- 20010705-85 Hersbrucker Altstadt vom Michelsberg, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hersbruck - Amberger Straße 8 - 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hersbruck - Amberger Straße 12; Mühlstraße 2 - 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Hersbruck - Amberger Straße 3, 5 - Detail 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Hersbruck - Bürgerspital und Spitalkirche - Detail 0, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Hersbruck - Prager Straße 20 - 2, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Hersbruck - Prager Straße 18 - 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hersbruck - Spitaltor - i 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hersbruck - Kugelgasse 5; Prager Straße 16 - 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Hersbruck - Prager Straße 22 - Detail 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Hersbruck - Prager Straße 20 - 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hersbruck - Prager Straße 17 - Detail 2, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Doggerwerk 07, Derzno, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hersbrucker-schloss, Matthias Süß, CC BY 3.0
- Burgstall Hacburg01, Sven-121, CC0
- Hansgörgel2, Sven-121 at de.wikipedia, Public domain
- Eisenhüttlein 7 Hersbruck 20180618 001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Frankenalbthermeweb kopie, Stephan Süß, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Einfahrt zur Frankenalb-Klinik-Engelthal, WJM, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 01 Schloss Reichenschwand klein, Julie2011, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PPG 01, Bahnfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alfalter 3671, Buendia22, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Nikolaus - Henfenfeld 001, DALIBRI, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hersbruck Stadtkirche 001, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hersbruck - Unterer Markt 16 - 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sankt Maria und Georg (Happurg), B14er, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Afra - Reichenschwand 005, DALIBRI, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spitalgasse 8 Hersbruck 20180618 004, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hersbruck - Wassertor - o 1, Howwi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Doggerstollen Gedenktafel, Mikmaq, CC BY 3.0
- Burgstall Kleiner Hansgörgel1, Sven-121, Public domain
- KZ-Mahnmal bei Schupf1, Klaus M., CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2015 Arzberg 03, Derzno, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, derzornigemarkus, CC BY-SA 4.0
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