Heilsbronn

Not to be confused with Heilbronn.

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Heilsbronn

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Church of Saint Mary and Saint James at the Heilsbronn Abbey

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Location of Heilsbronn within Ansbach district

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Coordinates: 49°20′19″N 10°47′27″E﻿ / ﻿49.33861°N 10.79083°E﻿ / 49.33861; 10.79083
Country| Germany
State| Bavaria
Admin. region| Mittelfranken
District| Ansbach
Subdivisions| 18 Ortsteile
Government

• Mayor (2020-26) | Jürgen Pfeiffer[1] (CSU)
Area

• Total

| 62.23 km2 (24.03 sq mi)
Elevation

| 400 m (1,300 ft)
Population

(2024-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 9,692
• Density| 160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

91560

Dialling codes| 09872
Vehicle registration| AN
Website| www.heilsbronn.de

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.

Heilsbronn should not be confused with the far larger city of Heilbronn, which lies 130 km further west.

## Heilsbronn Abbey

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Main article: Heilsbronn Abbey

In the Middle Ages it was the seat of one of the great monasteries of Germany, with possessions around Franconia as far as Regensburg and in Württemberg. It was founded in 1132 and continued to exist until 1555. Its sepulchral monuments, many of which are figured by Hocker, Heilsbronnischer Antiquitätenschatz (Ansbach, 1731-1740), are of exceptionally high artistic interest. It was the hereditary burial-place of the Hohenzollern family and ten burgraves of Nuremberg, five margraves and three electors of Brandenburg, and many other persons of note are buried within its walls.[3]

The Monk of Heilsbronn is the ordinary appellation of a didactic poet of the 14th century, whose Sieben Graden, Tochter Syon and Leben des heiligen Alexius were published by J. F. L. T. Merzdorf at Berlin in 1870.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
3. ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Heilsbronn". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 212–213.

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* Dürrwangen
* Ehingen
* Feuchtwangen
* Flachslanden
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* Gerolfingen
* Geslau
* Heilsbronn
* Herrieden
* Insingen
* Langfurth
* Lehrberg
* Leutershausen
* Lichtenau
* Merkendorf
* Mitteleschenbach
* Mönchsroth
* Neuendettelsau
* Neusitz
* Oberdachstetten
* Ohrenbach
* Ornbau
* Petersaurach
* Röckingen
* Rothenburg ob der Tauber
* Rügland
* Sachsen
* Schillingsfürst
* Schnelldorf
* Schopfloch
* Steinsfeld
* Unterschwaningen
* Wassertrüdingen
* Weidenbach
* Weihenzell
* Weiltingen
* Wettringen
* Wieseth
* Wilburgstetten
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