Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

Auerbach in der Oberpfalz is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria, Germany. It is located 45 km northeast of Nuremberg. In the subdivision Michelfeld there was a Benedictine monastery which is now a nursing home.SubdivisionsDegelsdorfGunzendorfMichelfeldNasnitzNitzlbuchRannaRanzenthalZogenreuthMayorSince May 2008 Joachim Neuß is the mayor. Helmut Ott was the mayor 1996-2008.TwinningsLaneuveville-devant-Nancy, Lorraine, FranceNotable citizensHeinrich Stromer (1476-1542), professor at the Leipzig university, physician and founder of Auerbach's Cellar.Johann Michael Doser (1678–1756) artist, mainly in the fields of wood carvings und sculptures for altars Maurus von Schenkl (1749-1816), Benedictine theologian, librarian and canonist, Johann Baptist Metz (born 1928), Catholic theologian