Lauf an der Pegnitz: Industriemuseum Factory Heritage, Wenzelschloss River Castle, and the Nuernberger Land District Seat East of Nuernberg
Lauf an der Pegnitz has about 26,400 residents and lies on the Pegnitz river in the Nuernberger Land district of Bayern. The Industriemuseum Lauf documents the town's industrial history, housed in a former factory. The Wenzelschloss, a medieval castle built on an island in the Pegnitz, contains a hall with carved coats of arms commissioned by Emperor Charles IV. Lauf serves as the administrative seat of the Nuernberger Land.
Nuernberg is roughly 15 kilometres west. Hersbruck lies about 15 kilometres east. Altdorf bei Nuernberg is to the south. The Pegnitz valley provides a green corridor through the town. The Franconian Alb begins to the east. Lauf functions largely as a commuter base for Nuernberg, with the S-Bahn providing direct connections.
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Lauf an der Pegnitz has about 26,400 residents and lies on the Pegnitz river in the Nuernberger Land district of Bayern. The Industriemuseum Lauf documents the town's industrial history, housed in a former factory. The Wenzelschloss, a medieval castle built on an island in the Pegnitz, contains a hall with carved coats of arms commissioned by Emperor Charles IV. Lauf serves as the administrative seat of the Nuernberger Land.
Nuernberg is roughly 15 kilometres west. Hersbruck lies about 15 kilometres east. Altdorf bei Nuernberg is to the south. The Pegnitz valley provides a green corridor through the town. The Franconian Alb begins to the east. Lauf functions largely as a commuter base for Nuernberg, with the S-Bahn providing direct connections.
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