- Amberg-Sulzbach
Infobox German district
name=Amberg-Sulzbach
state=Bavaria
capital=Amberg
regierungsbezirk=Oberpfalz
region=Oberpfalz-Nord
area=1255
population=107,100
population_as_of=1999
density=85
carsign=AS
url= [http://www.amberg-sulzbach.de amberg-sulzbach.de]
Amberg-Sulzbach is a district in
Bavaria ,Germany . It surrounds but does not include the city ofAmberg . It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Neustadt (Waldnaab), Schwandorf, Neumarkt,Nürnberger Land and Bayreuth.History
The history is linked with the history of the Upper Palatine and the city of
Amberg .The district was established in
1972 by merging the former district of Amberg and the district-free city of Sulzbach-Rosenberg (the latter one lost its status as a district-free city in this administrative reform).Geography
The district is located in the geographical centre of Bavaria, 40 km east of
Nuremberg . The main axis of the region is theVils River (an affluent of theNaab ) crossing the district from north to south. West of the river the land rises to theFrankish Alb , while there are gentle hills on the eastern side in the angle between Naab and Vils. The district is mainly covered by forests, especially in its western half.Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.amberg-sulzbach.de/ Official website] (German)
* [http://www.amberg-sulzbach.de/tourismus/index.htm Tourist information] (German, French; English and Czech versions in process)
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