🇩🇪 Neunkirchen am Brand is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.
History Important dates are the founding of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine monastery, Neunkirchen am Brand monastery, in 1314 and the conferment of the status as market town in 1410. In 1803 Neunkirchen along with the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg became part of Bavaria. Between 1886 and 1963 Neunkirchen was located near a train route from Erlangen to Eschenau.
After the Second World War, refugees settled in Neunkirchen and after the establishment of Siemens AG in Erlangen the town experienced a dramatic increase in inhabitants. Numerous suburbs were built around the traditional centre of the town.
Neunkirchen is also the home of a number of industrial and trade companies. The largest industrial employer is the axles factory, the Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik (NAF).
Districts There are the following districts: • Neunkirchen; • Baad; • Ebersbach; • Ermreuth; • Großenbuch; • Rödlas; • Rosenbach; • Gleisenhof (near Ermreuth) and Wellucken.
Furthermore, there the farms Vogelhof, Erleinhof and Saarmühle.
Sights and culture The town is marked by well preserved gates, the former Neunkirchen am Brand Monastery, countless timbered houses and a Middle Age warehouse known as a Zehntscheune. In the district of Großenbuch, the Kugler family operates a restaurant that has existed in that location since the 1500s.
Buildings In the district of Ermreuth, the former synagogue was restored as a venue for various events. Worth seeing in this districts are also the church and the castle.
Regular events • On Good Friday, there is a famous and in this form very rare procession of holy figures • On every second Saturday before St. Anna (July 26), everyone is invited to the local fair. Local clubs present themselves with their own stands and on a stage. • The Neunkirchen church anniversary (Kirchweih or Kerwa) takes place on the weekend of the first Sunday in October. • A Christmas market at St.-Michaels Church is always on the third weekend of Advent.
Neunkirchen am Brand has a population of over 8,140 people. Neunkirchen am Brand also forms part of the wider Forchheim District which has a population of over 116,600 people. It is also a part of the larger Oberfranken Region. Neunkirchen am Brand is situated near Forchheim.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Neunkirchen am Brand has links with:
🇧🇪 Deerlijk, Belgium 🇭🇺 Tótkomlós, Hungary🇩🇪 Heppenheim 49.633
🇫🇷 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 49.639
🇩🇪 Birkenfeld 49.65
🇩🇪 Erbach im Odenwald 49.65
🇺🇦 Zolotonosha 49.667
🇩🇪 Weiden in der Oberpfalz 49.675
🇩🇪 Tauberbischofsheim 49.617
🇱🇺 Luxembourg 49.61
🇱🇺 Luxembourg City 49.61
🇨🇿 Havlíčkův Brod 49.607
🇩🇪 Neustadt an der Aisch 49.583
🇨🇿 Nový Jičín 49.583
🇩🇪 Weilheim in Oberbayern 11.15
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🇮🇹 Sesto Fiorentino 11.2
🇩🇪 Fürstenfeldbruck 11.25
Locations Near: Neunkirchen am Brand 11.1333,49.6167
🇩🇪 Forchheim 11.058,49.72 d: 12.7
🇩🇪 Erlangen 11.003,49.598 d: 9.6
🇩🇪 Nuremberg 11.067,49.45 d: 19.1
🇩🇪 Nürnberg 11.067,49.45 d: 19.1
🇩🇪 Lauf an der Pegnitz 11.28,49.513 d: 15.7
🇩🇪 Zirndorf 10.95,49.45 d: 22.8
🇩🇪 Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz 11.467,49.283 d: 44.2
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