Schwaig is a municipality in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria in Germany.
Population: 8,340
Latitude: 49° 28' 10.38" N
Longitude: 11° 12' 2.30" E
The Nuremberg trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany. The trials were held i…
The Nazi party rally grounds (German, Reichsparteitagsgelände; Literally: Reich Party Congress Grounds) covered about 11 square kilometres in the southeast of Nuremberg, Germany. Six Nazi party rallies were held there between 1933 and 1938.
The Rock am Ring (German: Rock at the Ring) and Rock im Park (German: Rock in the Park) festivals are two simultaneous rock music festivals held annually.
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (German: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) better known as FAU is a public research university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.
Nuremberg Airport (German: Flughafen Nürnberg) (IATA: NUE, ICAO: EDDN) is the international airport of the Franconian metropolitan area of Nuremberg and the second-busiest airport in Bavaria. With about 3.3 million passengers handled in 2013, it is …
Nuremberg Castle (German: Nürnberger Burg) is a historical building on a sandstone rock in the north of the historical city of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. It comprises three sections: the Imperial castle (Kaiserburg), some buildings of the Burgra…
The Frankenstadion (currently known as the Grundig-Stadion and originally Städtisches Stadion) (pronounced [ˈɡʁʊndɪç ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn] or [ˈɡʁʊndɪk-]) is a stadium in Nuremberg, Germany, which was opened in 1928. It is located next to the Zeppelinfeld.
The Judges' Trial (or the Justice Trial, or, officially, The United States of America vs. Josef Altstötter, et al.) was the third of the 12 trials for war crimes the U.S. authorities held in their occupation zone in Germany in Nuremberg after the en…
The Norisring is a street circuit in Nuremberg, on the former Nazi party rally grounds (in German: "Reichsparteitagsgelände") site of the NSDAP party conventions. As the city's German name Nürnberg would lead to confusion with the already famous Nür…
The Germanisches Nationalmuseum is a museum in Nuremberg, Germany. Founded in 1852, it houses a large collection of items relating to German culture and art extending from prehistoric times through to the present day.
LGB is an initialism for Lehmann Gross Bahn - the "Lehmann Big Railway" in German. Made by Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk in Nuremberg, Germany, since 1968 and by Märklin since 2007, it is the most popular garden railway model in Europe, although the…
The Documentation Center Nazi Party Rallying Grounds (German: Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelände) is a museum in Nuremberg. It is in the north wing of the unfinished remains of the Congress Hall of the former Nazi party rallies. Its perma…
St. Lorenz (St. Lawrence) is a medieval church of the former free imperial city of Nuremberg in southern Germany. It is dedicated to Saint Lawrence. The church was badly damaged during the Second World War and later restored.
Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg is the largest international trade fair for toys and games hold annually since 1949. Only trade visitors associated with the toy business, journalists and invited guests are admitted. Each year during …
The Frauenkirche ("Church of Our Lady") is a church in Nuremberg, Germany. It stands on the eastern side of the main market. An example of brick Gothic architecture, it was built on the initiative of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor between 1352 and 1…
The Nuremberg Palace of Justice (German Justizpalast) is a building complex in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany.
The Free Imperial City of Nuremberg (German: Reichsstadt Nürnberg) was a free imperial city — independent city-state — within the Holy Roman Empire. After Nuremberg gained piecemeal independence from the Burgraviate of Nuremberg in the High Middle A…
The Battle of the Alte Veste was a significant battle of the Thirty Years' War.