Auerbach in der Oberpfalz
# Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

Auerbach in der Oberpfalz (German pronunciation: (listen)) 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.

## Subdivisions

* Degelsdorf
* Gunzendorf
* Michelfeld
* Nasnitz
* Nitzlbuch
* Ranna
* Ranzenthal
* Zogenreuth

## Mayor

Since May 2008 Joachim Neuß is the mayor. Helmut Ott was the mayor 1996–2008.

## Town twinnings

* Laneuveville-devant-Nancy, Lorraine, France

## Notable citizens

* Johann Baptist Metz (1928-2019), Catholic theologian
* Heinrich 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,
