walking tours and bike tour Herzogenaurach - discover and experience

We proudly present Herzogenaurach as a lovable, very livable town which has developed successfully while balancing tradition with modernity. With 13 in- corporated villages and 24,000 inhab- itants Herzogenaurach is the largest town in the administrative district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, right in the heart of the European Metropolitan Region of . Its idyllic location in the Aurach valley, the unspoiled natural landscape and all the advantages of the location in the Metropolitan Region of Nuremberg make Herzogenaurach an ideal place to work and live for many people. Town Development continually strives to meet the principles of preserving the past for upcoming generations while securing their future, always with the individual in mind. Especially the north side of town has developed very dynamically, where the headquarters of the two sporting goods manufacturers AG and SE are located. The adidas headquarters is named „World of Sports“. The former American barracks Herzo Base are now home to the adidas „Brand Center“, the office buildings „Spikes“ and „Laces“ as well as the Adi Dassler Sportplatz, among other things. The new subdivision Herzo Base is growing: approximately 2,500 people will make their home here in the future. The PumaVision headquarters - world- wide the first carbon neutrally-operated company headquarters in the sporting goods industry - stands for design, func- tionality, innovation and sustainability. The factory outlets of both sporting goods manufacturers attract fans of sports and design from around the world. Technology and innovation dominate the south part of town. The headquarters of Schaeffler AG define the town‘s skyline here. Substantial numbers of people have moved to Herzogenaurach over the past 50 years, and testify to the town‘s open- ness as much as the relationships with the twin towns of Wolfsberg in , Kaya in , Nova Gradiška in , and Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire in . An attraction for people from far and wide is the Fun and Adventure Pool ATLANTIS. In the summer months the outdoor pool is open nearby for swim- ming fun and relaxation on the idyllic island on the Aurach river. Numerous biking and hiking trails offer varied possibilities to explore the attrac- tive outdoors. The medieval town center is inviting for shopping, eating and drinking, or just a stroll. Historic buildings such as the cas- tle, the parish church of St. Magdalena with one of the largest wooden barrel vaults in , and the town‘s gate towers characterize the picture of the historic town center. The wide offer of specialty shops is every bit as extensive as the gastronomy: small cafes and rustic pubs are just as much a part of the broad spectrum of offers as the tradi- tional Franconian restaurants and those with international specialties. Town history on your mobile phone 36 information boards in the town center will make you familiar with the complex and dazzling history of Herzogenaurach. You can see behind the curtain of history via mobile phone and QR codes on www.her- zogenaurach.de. By the way: WLAN is provided for free in the inner city The Inner-Town Tour Start of the town tour P4 Begin your discovery of Herzogenaurach‘s medieval town towers, Herzogenaurach‘s most prestigious End of the town tour Tourist Information 16 i ben Hintere Gasse town center in the inner courtyard of the former ad- landmarks. Continue on to the church area around gra ss lo ministrative office (Amtsschloss), now town hall. the parish church of St. Magdalena. In the heart of h c Follow the castle moat on the north side, and you will Herzogenaurach await the last two sights on this S m arrive at the street (Hauptstraße) with the two tour: the oldest house and a former brewery. A Inner-Town Tour (Stations 1-16): walking time approx. 30 minutes Rathaus 1 Administrative Office 4 Beyschlag´sche Pharmacy The tour begins at the palace building, which Carl Leopold Beyschlag opened the first phar- macy in Herzogenaurach in 1831. He headed i served as the office of the Bamberg bailiffs. It was built as a fortification with a main tower the first post office from this building starting in (keep) and moat. The baroque style building was 1850; a telegraph station followed in 1870, and built by Prince-Bishop Lothar Franz von Schön- the telephone exchange in 1906. 15 Engelgasse

born in 1720 and two modern wings were added Steinweg in 1967. Today these rooms house the town The Old Town Hall 1 administration, the public library and tourist 5 The town hall, a conspicuous symbol of municipal information. autonomy, was also once the location of the WC 13 Cobbler‘s Fountain court of justice. Bakers and butchers had their 14 stands under the arches of the ground floor. The The fountain, erected in the castle courtyard 2008, grants an amused half-timbered building was built in 1407 and 2 nod to the traditional competition between the two sporting goods redesigned in baroque style in 1781. It obtained 12 companies adidas and PUMA. The children‘s rope-pull symbolizes the Kirchenplatz Reytherstraße its current appearance between 1939-1941. Markt- A long-standing rivalry between the Dassler brothers. Hauptstraße 6 „Zum Walfisch“ Inn 3 platz The Crosses of Atonement The former traditional inn The Whale („Zum These sandstone crosses in the castle moat are medieval monuments of Walfisch“) is one of the grandest farmers‘ town- 9 justice. They date from the pre-Reformation time and stood as a symbol houses in the town. Parts of the half-timbered of atonement for bloody or violent crimes. construction date back to the 14th century. The eastern gable displays the original structure with 5 2 „Türmers“ Lookout Tower its crossing beams. Also typical are the hoist jutty and the gate leading to the commercial (Türmersturm) buildings beyond. Walk the path along the castle moat to arrive at 10 11 the lookout tower Türmersturm. It flanked the „Fehn“ Tower (Fehnturm) upper gate of the inner town wall, which was 7 4 Together with the Türmers Tower 180 meters well protected with a drawbridge and gate. away, the Fehn Tower marks the boundary of The four corner look-out turrets made it possible the medieval inner town. The tower, measuring for the tower watchman to see far across the in at 28 meters, was built in the 13th century 8 surrounding land. The helmed roof and tower and flanked the lower gate to the inner town lantern were added in 1724. fortification. It is named after the Fehn family. 7 The tower has also been used as a prison as well 6 3 The Denkler Home as a town museum since 1908. You can visit the Georg Denkler is considered the founder of Her- tower today as part of guided town tours. zogenaurach‘s shoe industry. His family began producing slippers for domestic use. These felt The Moat House Badgasse shoes were distributed through a Nuremberg The position of the house across the street from the Fehnturm seems dealer. The building was rebuilt after a fire in quite unusual. It was built in the disused town moat of the inner town 1904. fortification in 1718. Start of the town tour 4 End of the town tour P Tourist Information 16 i ben Hintere Gasse gra ss lo h c S m A

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Badgasse Start of the town tour P4 8 St. Kilian‘s Fountain 12 Chapel of Mary End of the town tour Legend has it that the Franconian apostle Kilian (Marienkapelle) Tourist Information n 16 preached and performed baptisms on this spot in i be Hintere Gasse The double chapel on the northeast corner of the ra the year 686. This is the site of the oldest spring sg former cemetery was probably built in the 14th s of the town, documented since the Middle Ages. lo century. The lower floor of the former cemetery h The fountain monument to St. Kilian was created c chapel served as an ossuary for the safekeeping S by Maria Lerch, an honorary citizen of Herzo- of the bones removed from abandoned graves. m genaurach, in 1934. A In 1932 the chamber was set up as a memorial place for the dead of the world war. The altar in 9 Catholic Parish Church the upper floor was dedicated to St. Kunigunde St. Magdalena and St. Heinrich in 1401. Rathaus Cross the pedestrian zone and enter the church quarter, which actually was outside the town wall 13 Girls‘ School until the end of the 15th century. The preceding The school building was built in 1860, a late i building on this site was in the roman style, the neo-classical, u-shaped sandstone building. The church being built in 1341; the history of the flat, high pilaster defines the otherwise simple well integrated choir stretches back to the 13th front façade. The town‘s school for singing and century. 15 Engelgasse music can be found here, named after Herzo-

Steinweg The nave of the gothic hall is spanned with a genaurach‘s honorary citizen Käthe Zang. heavy wooden barrel vault. The church received 1 its baroque interior again with the restoration in 1934-35. Care House WC 13 14 14 This building was erected in Herzogenaurach 10 Beneficiary Spital thanks to the work of a charity endowment. It 2 (Pfründnerhospital) served as a hostel for pilgrims and living quarters 12 This half-timbered late medieval building was for the town‘s poor starting in the middle ages. It A Kirchenplatz Reytherstraße Markt- donated by the dyer and fabric merchant Cunz was constructed in its present state in 1458. Hauptstraße3 platz Reyther of Niederndorf as housing for old and invalid residents of the town in 1508. In accord- Once upon a time: A Middle Gate ance with the guidelines for the protection of 9 historic buildings, the building was restored and The Middle Gate of the inner town fortification was first mentioned in is now home to the Town Museum. The modern writing in 1399. It was dismantled after the completion of the outer wall. permanent exhibits are regularly supplemented 5 with various special exhibitions.

11 Rectory 15 Oldest House 10 11 The style of the Catholic rectory and the school According to a dendrochronological study, the 4 house across from it is a bit out of the ordinary. construction of the oldest house in town was The rectory was built in 1845 where a medi- in 1447-48. This end-gabled building with its eval building preceded it. As such, it was built cornice (the projecting upper floor) displays according to the fashion of the time as a square antique half-timbering and has a wood paneled 8 sandstone building with a strictly structured living room. façade in the late neo-classical style, including 7 the arched windows. 6 16 Hubmann Building The White Shrine The end of the tour takes us to the former res- After many relocations Herzogenaurach‘s oldest and most beautiful taurant and the traditional Hubmann brewery. shrine finally found a home on the Church Square (Kirchenplatz) in 2007. The building with its hip roof and half-timbered Badgasse The late Gothic shrine probably dates from the 14th century. The reliefs upper floor was built in the 18th century. The show the scene at the crucifixion of Jesus and a Gregorian mass as well adjacent brewery and malthouse was torn down as St. Leonhard and St. Elisabeth. in 1979. nfo Arriving and Staying

Transportation in Nearest German Railway Bike rentals and repair Herzogenaurach Station (DB Bahnhof) with BikeProjekt , Würzburger Straße 7 Parking connections to all German Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 4248 parking in the town center: P1 intercity rail connections www.bikeprojekt.com (Großparkplatz)-P5 Erlangen Main Railway Station Radsport Nagel , Einsteinstraße 13 Bus (Hauptbahnhof 10 km) Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 9477 bus stops: central bus terminal “An der Fürth Main Railway Station www.radsport-nagel.de Schütt”, Marktplatz (Hauptbahnhof 14 km) www.herzogenaurach.de www.bahn.de Overnight accommodation Town busses: Herzobus The offers for overnight accommodation schedule and price service Nearest international airport are many, ranging from cozy inns to Herzo Pools and Transportation compa- Airport Nürnberg (21 km) luxury hotels. www.airport-nuernberg.de ny (Herzo Bäder- und Verkehrs GmbH) A list of accommodations is available at HerzoBus Info-telephone: Tourist Information or online at +49 (0) 9132 / 738 518 Herzogenaurach Airport www.herzogenaurach.de www.herzobus.de For general aviation planes (up to 5.7t) Motor home parking site in contact flight operation at the Atlantis swimming pool Regional Transportation in www.flugplatz-herzogenaurach.de Greater Nuremberg Würzburger Straße 35 Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 738 50 Schedule and price service: Taxi Service www.atlantis-bad.de Transportation Network Nürnberg Taxi Beys +49 (0) 9132 / 9900 VGN (VGN Verkehrsverbund Großraum Taxi Erhardt +49 (0) 9132 / 1705 Food and Drink Nürnberg): VGN Info-telephone: Taxi Thomas Haas +49 (0) 9132 / 8859 +49 (0) 911 / 270 7599 Taxi Stefan Haas +49 (0) 9132 / 1515 Gastronomy in Herzogenaurach is www.vgn.de Taxi Römmelt +49 (0) 9132 / 9988 Franconian, international and very di- verse. Ticket sales in Herzogenaurach: Taxi Sunshine +49 (0) 9132 / 5868 A restaurant guide is available at Tourist Tickets are sold at the kiosk “An der Taxi Vogel +49 (0) 9132 / 835 155 Information or online at Schütt”, An der Schütt 20 (at the central www.genussguide-herzogenaurach.de. bus terminal “An der Schütt”) and in all Herzo busses (Herzobus). Tourist Information Marktplatz 11 (im Schlossgebäude) 91074 Herzogenaurach Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 901-121 [email protected] www.herzogenaurach.de The Outer-Town Tour Start of the town tour The tour to get to know the outer part of downtown and take a detour to the Aurach and the outdoor pool, End of the town tour 20 i Tourist Information 22 Herzogenaurach takes you along the former town located on the river‘s idyllic island. The tour ends back Am Hirtengraben B fortification. You will see the town‘s green oasis, ex- on the main street with sights of the eastern old perience interesting facts about the Dassler family, town. 23 21 Am Rahmberg 19 Outer-Town Tour (stations 17-32): walking time approx. 60 minutes Hintere Gasse

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C Str. Bamberger This tower-like hip roof building on the Hintere (Schlehensturm) Gasse has been puzzled over for years. The e Würzburger Straße Parts of the outer town fortification are pre- s Lehensturm, also called Heubeckturm, was prob- s P5 ably part of the former church district and served served on the street Am Hirtengraben. Formerly a g Hintere Gasse as a storage area. The half-timbered upper floor called „Trempenturm“, it is the oldest tower of r 24 the wall ring, dating to 1450. It had fallen into e has been dated to 1479. h disrepair by the 19th century. The remains were c P4

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u was part of the outer town fortification. This is T 22 Dassler‘s original building Edergasse where the town‘s pig herder lived in the 18th Mühlgasse century. The tower was sold in 1823 and reno- Adolf („Adi“) and Rudolf Dassler began to rev- olutionize the sports shoe industry in 1924 by e vated as a residential house. s jointly founding their „Brothers Dassler Sport s Shoe Factory“. The two brothers sewed their a g i g 19 „Rahmberg“ Tower first shoes in the laundry room of their family Steinweg 17 e Rathaus home, built in 1900. After parting ways in1948 25 t (Rahmbergturm) S each brother founded his own company, now Engelgasse Follow the outer town wall to arrive at the WC adidas and PUMA. The home is privately owned. Rahmberg, where the clothiers used to have 18 their tentering frames. The tower was auctioned 26 Kirchenplatz Hauptstraße Markt- for 400 gold guldens in 1807 and has been 23 „Maus“ Tower (Mausturm) platz owned privately ever since. The name of this tower probably comes from 27 Reytherstraße „Maut“, meaning toll, or road charge. A toll 29 20 Wiwaweiher was charged upon entering the town at the D The name of this pond can be traced to the Würzburger Straße. The Mausturm was sold for former „Webbach“. This pond was already being 155 gold gulden in 1807. used to fill the castle moat and the moat around the town with water in the 13th century. Water Once upon a time: Würzburg Gate 28 Zum Flughafen has been transported from a well house near the C What was once called the Kalchgrubertor was built as a western entrance E pond to the castle since the Middle Ages. P3 G to the town in 1458. It was torn down in 1870. Badgasse Once upon a time: Brickworks Würzburger Straße 31 The brick manufacturing building north of the pond was first document- H Rudolf Dassler founded his sports shoe company PUMA in a factory on ed in 1348. Konrad Groß had the monopoly of the profitable brick manu- the extended Würzburger Straße. facture while the town of Herzogenaurach was being built. It has been in the possession of a bricking family since 1715; they renovated the estate I in 1893, and discontinued its use in 1939. 24 Polster Brewery F P2 An der Schütt One of the most attractive buildings in town 32 Once upon a time: B Bamberg Gate is here on the south side of the main street 30 This former town gate in the outer wall was already torn down in 1870. (Hauptstraße), the former traditional brewery Formarly called „Trempentor“, it had been built in 1461 as part of the Zimmerer, subsequently Polster. outer town fortification. P1 Start of the town tour End of the town tour 20 i Tourist Information 22 Am Hirtengraben B 23 21 Am Rahmberg 19 Hintere Gasse

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P1 25 Town Mill Once upon a time: E Stork Tower Start of the town tour The oldest mill in town is reached via the Tuch- This town tower on the outer fortification ring was once used by storks End of the town tour machergasse; it was mentioned in a document as as a place to raise their young. It had already been falling to ruins in the Tourist Information 20 early as 1348. A fulling mill was installed for the 18th century and the remains were torn down in 1807. i 22 Am Hirtengraben clothiers in 1519. The water wheel is propelled by B an artificial branch of the Aurach river. It served F Kellermann Tower as a grain mill until 1974; today the water wheel Large parts of the outer town ring were auctioned off and taken away in 23 Am Rahmberg is used for the generation of electric power. view of tearing it down during the 19th century. The Kellermann Tower 21 19 was already largely in ruins by that time. Hintere Gasse 26 Outdoor Pool A modern swimming pool was built in 1937 at G Beggars‘ Representative Tower the site of the medieval town pond; it has been a Here lived the beggar‘s representative, called the Bettelvogt, the town magnet for visitors ever since. Especially follow- officer in charge of poor beggars. In 1807 the tower was auctioned off

C Str. Bamberger for 210 guldens and torn down. Würzburger Straße ing the renovation and modernization it remains e an attractive and popular recreational facility. s H Nuremberg Gate s 5 a P This former sandstone gate was part of the outer fortification ring, built g Hintere Gasse r 24 27 Gunpowder Tower as the eastern entrance to town. It was torn down in 1825 due to deteri- e oration. h (Pulverturm) c P4 This round tower on the outer town fortification a lossg I Round Tower ch rab had gone to ruins by the 18th century. It was m S en There was once a mighty tower on the southeast corner of the town

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T Edergasse commemorates Bernhard Loritz, who laid out the remains have now been used to build part of the the barn on the property Mühlgasse small park. at Hauptstraße 1. e s Once upon a time: Gate s D 31 Lower Public Bath a A gate was built in 1497 as a south entrance to the town; it was torn down g i During the Middle Ages Herzogenaurach had two g Steinweg 17 in 1869. Today the town‘s coat of arms as well as stone heads from the e Rathaus public bath houses: the Upper Bathhouse by the 25 t original gate can be seen on the façade of the building at Steggasse 18. Türmersturm (which burned down in 1903) and S WC Engelgasse the Lower Public Bath, which was document- 18 28 Stone Bridge ed for the first time in 1416. Hans Pader from 26 Markt- Kirchenplatz This is the third stone bridge at this spot of the Neustadt, a barber-surgeon by trade, bought the Hauptstraße platz old Aurach crossing. The original bridge with its building in 1456. Today it is home to the adult four arches built in 1544 was demolished near education center. 27 Reytherstraße the end of the war and rebuilt in 1948. The stat- 29 ue of Mary was made by Maria Lerch and graces Badgasse Tower D today‘s bridge which was newly built in 1994. Across the street from the bath house was the former bailiff tower (Büt- telturm) which was also part of the outer town fortification. Periodically 29 Community Brewery used as a jail, it has been owned privately since 1808. It has since been Beginning in the Middle Ages, all residents of renovated as a private home. 28 Zum Flughafen town were able to brew their own beer in the E town‘s brewery. The building was renovated as 32 Post Office P3 G Badgasse a public bath in 1922. Following a comprehen- 31 sive restoration it now serves as apartments Herzogenaurach‘s postal service was located in H for the Lebenshilfe organization for people with private homes starting in 1850. The first post disabilities. office was set up in this building in 1927. The counters were closed once again in 1999 and the August Wirth & Sons building is now used as the police station. F I 30 Wool Factory P2 An der Schütt 32 This factory building on the Aurach is considered 30 a relic of Herzogenaurach‘s rich tradition in the On the Aurach river textile industry. In 1872 the Wirth company An industrial district developed around the former local train station began operation with steam-powered spinning south of the Aurach river in the 1920s. This was the site of the first 1 works, fulling mill, and dye factory. The firm factory buildings of the Dassler brothers, and in 1946 Wilhelm and Georg P earned the title of „Purveyor to the Court“ and Schaeffler founded the bearings manufacturer INA. Adi Dassler also remained in business until 1969. founded the global corporation adidas here in 1949. nfo Celebrations and Shopping

Culture, Celebrations & Events Shopping Downtown Business Districts Numerous cultural activities, celebra- Shopping is a lovely experience North Shopping District tions and other events take place in thanks to the unique atmosphere of Bus stop: Einkaufszentrum Nord town all year round. Herzogenaurach’s historical downtown East Shopping District (Altstadt). All along the main street and A daily updated calendar of events Bus stop: Einkaufszentrum Ost its side streets countless owner-run can be found online specialty shops can be found among the (Online-Veranstaltungskalender): historical buildings, creating a relaxed Factory Outlets www.herzogenaurach.de shopping experience. adidas Outlet Store, Olympiaring 2 The current program of activities is Farmer’s Market is every Wednesday Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 842 000 available at Tourist Information and Saturday, with a large selection of www.adidas.com Marktplatz 11 (in the castle building) regional and international products. Nike Factory Store , Zeppelinstr. 1 91074 Herzogenaurach Open from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 7452 810 Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 901-121 Many of Herzogenaurach’s businesses [email protected] are open on special occasions such as Puma Outlet Herzo, Puma Way 1 the Old Town Festival (Altstadtfest), Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 741 70 Medieval Festival (Mittelalterfest), and www.puma.com Martini Festival (Martinikirchweih), as well as selected Sundays from 1:00 p.m. Sports Performance Shop , to 6:00 p.m. Olympiaring 3 Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 842 000

Annual Festivals When Where s.Oliver Outlet, Zeppelinstr. 2 Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 8366 570 Carnival Shrove Tuesday Market Square www.soliver.com Old Town Festival Fr. - Sun. after Corpus Christi Downtown Flea Market last Sat. in April and September Am Weihersbach Sport Hoffmann, Zeppelinstr. 1 Open Air Cinema May and June Castle Courtyard/Town Tel. +49 (0) 9132 / 781 90 Hall www.sporthoffmann.de Summer Festival beginning of July, 10 days Am Weihersbach Teamsport-Outlet, Zeppelinstr. 6a Medieval Festival end of July Downtown Tel. +49 (0) 9132 / 797 610 Culture Days September - November Various locations www.teamsport-outlet.de Culture Saturday September Various locations Martini Festival November Downtown Amateur Artist Market end of November Vereinshaus Living Advent Calendar December 1 - 24 Market Square Christmas Market 2nd weekend of Advent Downtown Thursday - Sunday www.herzogenaurach.de The Bike Tour The town wall was the set boundary for development Herzogenaurach experienced a substantial popula- for many centuries. The use of cannons for military tion increase due to the incorporation of outlying vil- purposes during the 17th century, however, lead to a lages which became part of the town under the zon- continued loss of this boundary’s importance. Soon ing reforms in the 1970s. the first homes were being built outside the wall. Come along on a bike tour through the “new Herzo- Yet the town grew slowly; Herzogenaurach still had genaurach”. It begins at the Fun and Adventure Pool a population of only 2,883 in 1900. It was not until ATLANTIS, Würzburger Straße 35, but of course you the 20th century, most importantly after the Second can begin at any point on the tour. You will enjoy rid- World War, that the town grew rapidly. ing the well-maintained bike paths. The most significant reasons for this were the influx The numbers in the text refer to those on the map of refugees and the growth of the local companies and in the sum- Schaeffler AG, adidas AG and PUMA SE, which creat- mary following. ed a demand for workers.

Riding time: approx. 1.5 hours Distance: approx. 15 km The Fun and Adventure Pool AT- sports pool for swimming lanes, and an LANTIS (1) offers fun and relaxation on outdoor basin as well as a parents-and- over 1200 square meters of pool land- kids area, a water park, a giant slide and scape. Herzogenaurach has the good a “black hole” slide, the wild rapids pas- fortune to have such an attractive hot- sage, hot whirlpools, sun decks, a Kneipp spot. The pool is open daily from 10:00 therapy pool, a cafeteria and the ATLAN- Herzogenaurach through their own par- a.m. to 10:00 p.m.. It offers a wave pool, TIS restaurant. In addition to the sauna ticular circumstances: as a rehabilitation area you can find patient, here due to an accident or fol- a waterfall, diving lowing surgery. Along the street In der pool, roman steam Reuth you find the m&i Fachklinik Herzo- bath, tepidarium genaurach (2). (warm room), and This hospital for specialized acute much more. You medical treatment and medical rehabil- will find everything itation with its distinctive three wings for your health and can be seen from afar. wellness oriented The specialized clinic offers ther- free time. A motor apy and comfort at its highest lev- home parking site el and is run in accordance with the with electric power most modern medical expertise. Sta- supply is adjacent tionary and out-patient qualified thera- to the ATLANTIS py and treatment programs are availa- parking lot. ble in the fields of orthopedics, trauma Many peo- and reconstructive surgery, diabetology, ple get to know neurology and neuropsychology. Service Einsteinstraße in the north business dis- area of over 50,000 square meters. With trict (Gewerbegebiet Nord); these firms the use of innovative and renewable en- represent the strong presence of medi- ergy in the administration building, the um-sized high-tech businesses in town. Brand Center, and the largest PUMA Fac- VIPA Corporation for Visualizing and tory Outlet Store worldwide, PUMA has Process Automation mbH is among the struck out in new directions in environ- top 100 most innovative German medi- mental protection. um-sized business. ProLeit was founded In addition to environmental protec- 25 years ago as an engineering office for tion PUMA has put priority on creating technology oriented process control sys- attractive working conditions for the ap- tems and control software. Today the proximately 900 employees. As a result, company supplies automation solutions the PUMAVision Headquarters radiates a and process control technology for pro- modern and stylish ambiance. Over 100 cessing plants worldwide. private and open-plan offices are flood- Einsteinstraße becomes Röntgen- ed with light thanks to floor-to-ceiling straße; at the end of this one-way street windows and generous planning, unit- you find the 18-hole miniature golf ing functionality with greatest possible course (6). flexibility. The Brand Center includes five The bike tour leads on past the allot- showrooms covering 10,000 square me- ment gardens on to the Gilgenweiher ters which are used to display PUMA’s conscious care and innovative and effec- ponds (7). There is a grill area, play- innovative Sportlifestyle Collection. A tive treatment methods promote quality ground, and benches all near Herzo- Multi-Media-Hall for presentations and of life and encourage rehabilitation and genaurach’s small animal breeding and other events offers enough space for recovery. Patients are actually guests, care facilities for birds, poultry and rab- 1,500 people. The PUMA Factory Outlet and enjoy a comfortable hotel-like am- bits. Some of the clubs also offer food Store is designed as the red PUMA shoe biance. The cafeteria and large lawn are and drink. Guests are always welcome. box, with the sale of PUMA collections on also open to visitors. Take a short detour (only about 200 me- over 3,000 square meters. Pass the clinic and cross the Hans- ters, just near the tun- Ort-Ring, and you reach “Birkenbühl” (3), nel under the Hans- a local recreational area with woods and Ort-Ring) and you have ponds. You then ride parallel to the take- the chance to check out off and landing strip of the Herzogenau- the skater and inliner rach Airport (4) for a bit. The airport is for park. general aviation planes up to 5.7t, with in The bike tour takes contact flight operation. The 700 meter you further on to PU- tarmac airstrip provides for take-off and MA-Vision Headquar- landing from 9 a.m. to sunset +30 min- ters (8), home of the utes. The Herzogenaurach Airport area is sporting goods com- also a very popular starting point for bal- pany PUMA SE. A café loon rides. is also integrated. This The bike path leads you along the building is the first car- Beutelsdorf road, passing the air tow- bon neutrally-operat- er and other airport buildings on the way ed company headquar- back into town. The companies VIPA ters in the sporting and ProLeit AG (5), with their architec- goods industry world- turally distinctive buildings, are both on wide, incorporating an The bike path leads you out of town public facilities through the underpass of the Hans- and parks. Ort-Ring and to more factory outlets for People of over sporting goods and fashion (9). Follow 70 nationalities the path and you will skirt the new sub- are employed in division of Herzo Base, with the World of the headquar- Sports, the headquarters of the sporting ters “adidas goods manufacturer adidas. World of Sports” First, though, you pass an area used (12). More than by many local clubs (10). Here you will 40,000 people find: the Musicbase, with practice rooms work for adidas for the more than 30 bands of the Herzo- AG worldwide. genaurach Music Initiative (MIH); the cy- The campus cov- cle club “Solidarität”, with years of suc- ers more than 39 cess in state and national unicycle and hectares of land, artistic bike competitions; the shooting and comprises office buildings (“Spikes” The employee restaurant “Stripes”, club Schützengilde 1399 and the carnival and “Laces”) as well as athletic fields and prizewinner for its architecture, was club Karnevalsclub Herzogenaurach have parks (including the Adi Dassler Stadium) opened at the beginning of 2000. It is lo- their clubhouses with rooms for training, and an award-winning employee restau- cated close to the historical ridge build- practice and social events. rant (“Stripes”). ing now “Spikes” on an artificial lake. Due Following the Second World War, The historic building “Spikes” serves to the growing number of employees the American troops built the Herzo Base as office space. An important building headquarters of the adidas Group in Her- (11) on the plot where the airstrip of the on the “World of Sports” is the exhibi- zogenaurach is continuously being ex- German armed forces (Wehrmacht) was tion building “adidas Brand Center”. With panded. The new office building “Laces”, found. As many as 1,000 people worked 12,500 square meters of space, it is the offers workplaces for 1,700 employees. and lived on the base. Seen from the ideal platform for presentation of prod- The bike path takes you all the way air, the so-called “Kammgebäude” (ridge uct innovations. The “Brand Center” fea- around the “World of Sports”; entering building) has a W shape; it is the only wit- tures the largest projection wall in the the company grounds, though, is unfor- ness to those past days. In 1992 the US world. The Adi Dassler Stadium was tunately not allowed. Just before enter- army left Herzogenaurach and the com- opened in summer 2005; it accommo- ing Haundorf, turn off onto the field path pany adidas together with the town of dates up to 2.100 spectators and is used which brings you back to the bike path to Herzogenaurach subsequently acquired for official events, company activities Herzogenaurach. You will see the adidas the property. and training. office building “Laces” on the right, metal A master plan was developed: adidas AG built a new headquarters “World of Sports”; simultaneously, and contin- uing up to the present, the new sub- division “Herzo Base” is being built in three planned construction phases, with homes for 2,500 people. The area is divided into three residential islands, whereby the first island, surrounded by ample green spaces, is already almost fully occupied. The development project will be rounded off with a business dis- trict, the “World of Commerce”, including nfo Discover and Experience

Town Tours Outdoor Pool Herzogenaurach Miniature golf Guided town tours of Herzogenau- heated outdoor pool Minigolf Herzogenaurach rach with various themes are regularly open May 1-September 15 Röntgenstraße 17-19 offered by the Local Heritage Society Tuchmachergasse 1 Tel. +49 (0) 9132 / 741 690 (Heimatverein) and the adult education Tel. +49 (0) 9132 / 738 541 www.minigolf-herzogenaurach.de center (VHS). www.freibad-herzogenaurach.de Current dates can be found on the online Adventure Farm Lindenhof calendar of events of Herzogenaurach: Town Museum (Stadtmuseum) Dahlienstraße 5 www.herzogenaurach.de entnehmen. Opening hours Stadtteil Hammerbach If interested in private town tours, in a Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tel. +49 (0) 9132 / 737 728 special tour or group tour please contact Saturday and Sunday www.lindenhof-erlebnishof.de Tourist Information, the Local Heritage from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Society (Heimatverein) or the area herit- Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 901-116 Balloon rides age curator Dr. Manfred Welker at: Kirchenplatz 2 Starting at the Herzogenaurach airport [email protected] Tourist Information of the Town of Frankenballon e.V. www.herzogenaurach.de Herzogenaurach Goethestraße 56 Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 901-121 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Art Room (Kunstraum) www.frankenballon.de www.herzogenaurach.de Temporary exhibitions of the Art and Culture Association of Excursions Heimatverein Herzogenaurach e.V. Herzogenaurach e.V. Contact partner: Klaus-Peter Gäbelein Langenzenner Straße 1 Erlangen (10 km) Tel.: +49 9132 / 9977 www.herzokunst.de Fürth (19 km) www.heimatverein-herzogenaurach.de Nürnberg (28 km) Fränkische Schweiz (38 km) Kreisheimatpfleger Dr. Manfred Welker 18 hole golf course Naturpark Steigerwald (38 km) Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 737 321 Area approx. 70 hectares, with PGA golf Bamberg (58 km) E-Mail: [email protected] school, playable year-round Bad Windsheim (39 km) Information on prices / green fees: Rothenburg ob der Tauber (68 km) Recreation and Family Pool Golf-Club-Herzogenaurach Fränkisches Seenland (78 km) Atlantis Burgstall 1 Naturpark Altmühltal (102 km) With water park, slides, and a generous Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 405 86 sauna landscape www.golfclub-herzogenaurach.de Würzburger Straße 35 Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 / 738 50 www.atlantis-bad.de www.herzogenaurach.de Square and St. Josef ‘s you enter Herzogenaurach you will pass church. (15). the Galgenhof on your left, a centu- It was during a ries-old farm somewhat off the beaten period of inflation track whose name indicates that Her- that the people of zogenaurach once had an execution site Niederndorf began here (Galgen = gallows). Today Galgenhof with the construction is a horse farm with a riding stable and of their autonomous arena. Behind it you can already see the catholic church St. Jo- premises of Schaeffler AG. sef. A modern parish Schaeffler AG (17) has its headquar- was built under the ters, original offices and a large facto- direction of the ar- ry here and with more than 8,000 em- chitect Fritz Fuchsen- ployees is by far the largest employer in berger, with a rectory, town. Schaeffler is active worldwide, de- convent, and school. veloping and producing Schaeffler roller The high altar comes bearings and friction bearings, as well as façade and glass roof glistening in the from Heuchelheim; linear guidance systems and direct drive sunlight. the paintings by the Munich artist Otto technology. As an automotive compo- Graßl are dedicated to the farming com- nent supplier, emphasis is placed on low Pass the companies Gechter GmbH munities and working classes. The shops energy consumption and fewer hazard- and G.D.W. Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH, and restaurants on Niederndorf’s main ous substances in the precision prod- producer of presses and special-pur- street welcome you for a short stop. ucts of engines, transmission systems, pose machines. You will also pass Spedi- and chassis. For over 60 years Schaeffler tion Wormser KG (13), one of the largest The bike tour takes you through Niederndorf and on to the bike path to products have been known for creative transportation and logistic companies application solutions and the highest en- in northern Bavaria with more than 200 Hauptendorf and through the Aurach valley (16). This area has been left in its gineering and manufacturing expertise. vehicles. Soon you will reach the adidas From needle bearings to complete clutch Factory Outlet (14). The distinctive natural state, and is prone to flooding. Follow the old train tracks, cross the Pri- systems to the highly secure aerospace building is part of the planned “World of bearings for the new Airbus or the Boe- Commerce”. elwiesen and the Schleifmühlbach and head back to Herzogenaurach. Before ing Dreamliner: Schaeffler sets stand- Since its grand opening in 2003 al- ards in precision engineering. most 2 million visitors from all over the The corpora- world have come to the shop each year. tion group pro- The shop covers an area of 2,000 square vides movement meters. The plaza in front of the store all over the world can be used for special events, and the with its three giant projection wall is used for public strong brands - viewing. There is space for up to 2,000 INA, FAG and LuK people. - employing more Ride around the roundabout and down than 80,000 peo- the hill into Niederndorf, Herzogenau- ple in 50 coun- rach’s largest incorporated village with tries worldwide. a population of approx. 3,000. Pass the Schaeffler influ- St. Josef Kindergarten and Cunz Reyther ences the world Grundschule (elementary school) to starting right here reach the center of the village, St. Josef’s in Herzogenaurach. short stop with a the help of the train; these were the small park, bench- years which marked the advent of mod- es, playground and ern times, with things like electric street restaurants. lamps, the telegraph and telephone ser- The bike path vices. In 1984 the Bundesbahn discon- takes you across tinued regular service to Erlangen; the the Aurach once line was closed down in 1995. again. After the The bike path takes you along the bridge you see the Aurach and the town’s typical silhou- main entrance to ette with its two distinctive towers on Schaeffler AG and the right, and leads to a small park with the original adidas a playground and a halfpipe for skaters. AG headquar- Cross Hans-Maier-Straße once again and ters (19). Athlet- you arrive at a fountain; the Realschule is ic shoes have been to your left on Burgstaller Weg, and a bit created and made further up the street is the Protestant on this spot since church (20). After crossing the Hans-Maier- 1927, first by the Dassler brothers, later Straße and the Aurach you will reach The church places a clearly visible ac- by adidas. Across the street from adidas cent on the townscape with its modern Liebfrauenhaus (18) (literally: Home and near Schaeffler you can still see the of Our Lady). The complex of buildings architecture and dominant tower. The remaining part of the old train station reconstructed and expanded church was comprises a private elementary school, building (19). after-school day care, a public all-day consecrated in 2010. Traces of the orig- school, living groups for teens, and a Great changes came to Herzogenau- inal church, built in 1934, are still visible nursing home, as well as the Church of rach with the connection to the train net- as the pillars around the altar. The build- the Immaculate Conception B.M.V. which work in 1894. Not only were the cities ing encompasses the church itself and is referred to in Herzogenaurach as of Erlangen, Fürth and Nürnberg much parish rooms; the impression it makes is Liebfrauenhauskirche. more quickly within reach, but it seemed influenced by its large scale form as well that the whole world moved closer with as the wooden shingles. The Liebfrauenhaus was built by the Capuchin Father Cyprian Fröhlich in 1899 to support needy and orphaned children. One year later the school was opened and the church followed in 1907. Fa- ther Cyprian founded the “Seraphische Liebeswerk Altötting” in 1889, focus- ing on upbringing, education and care; today seven institutions in Bavaria be- long to this organization. The Catho- lic Liebfrauenhaus church Immaculata Conceptio, which was consecrated in 1907, harbors as its altarpiece a Ma- donna of Mercy stemming from the Nürnberg school of Veit Stoß, created around 1500. Follow the Erlanger Straße and you will reach a roundabout, beckoning for a Ride around the fountain and you enter the shady bike path on the Weihersbach grounds (21), Herzogenau- rach’s festival grounds with the old stone beer cellars. For ten days the residents of Herzogenaurach, together with many guests, celebrate the Summer Festi- val (Sommerkirchweih). During the first half of July the Weihersbach park comes 12 alive with music, showmen, Franconian 3 10 beer and other specialties. One cellar 13

4 11 14 farm traffic light Hans-Ort-Ring 9

Ohmstraße 6 underpass

Röntgenstr. Hans-Ort-Ring Einsteinstraße 7 Hans-Ort-Ring 8 underpass Ringstraße 5 opens on Sunday afternoons when the weather is good from May to Septem- Sudetenring Buchenbacher Str. ber. Otherwise of course you can visit Benzstraße Frankenstraße 2 Nutzungstraße the many restaurants all around the fes- Bamberger Straße Peter-Fleischmann-Str. tival grounds. chapel Zum Flughafen Back on the Hans-Maier-Straße you Dechsendorfer Str. Dr.-Walther-Str. Schulstraße follow the bike path along the Aurach Kurrstr. Hannberger Str. back to the starting point. You pass Her- Hessenstr. zogenaurach’s outdoor swimming pool traffic L.-Maier-Str. Bayernstr. Frauenauracher Str. light (22) which is open daily from 8:00 a.m. Hans-Herold-Str. Lohhoferstr. Münchauracher Str. to 8:00 p.m. from May to September. Hauptstraße Würzburger Straße The pool is exceptionally popular. It was 18 1 22 Sonnenstraße 15 constructed in this idyllic location on the Erlanger Straße Steggasse Eichelmühlgasse Niederndorfer Hauptstr. Aurach island in the 1930s; upon the ex- Hans-Maier-Str. park bridge pedestrian crossing Sternstr. P3 P1 plicit request of Herzogenaurach’s res- Hans-Maier-Straße idents by public decision, it was elabo- bridge traffic light 16 rately renovated in 2000. Cross the stone street fountain bridge to get to the entrance. Should the bike path 19 factory bridge temperature be a bit low you can always access road 20 17 Ansbacher Straße gate round off your bike tour at the indoor point of reference pool ATLANTIS. 21 All the stations at a glance:

12 1 Public Indoor Pool ATLANTIS 3 10 The family-friendly pool with a generous sauna 13 area, great slides and a water park offers fun and relaxation for people of all ages. m&i Fachklinik 2 4 Herzogenaurach 11 14 The distinctive three wings of this hospital for farm specialized acute medical treatment and med- traffic light Hans-Ort-Ring ical rehabilitation can be seen from afar. The 9 cafeteria and spacious park-like garden are also open for visitors. Ohmstraße 6 underpass

Röntgenstr. Hans-Ort-Ring 3 Birkenbühl Einsteinstraße 7 Hans-Ort-Ring 8 The local recreation area with woods and underpass ponds, best explored on foot. Ringstraße 5 4 Herzogenaurach Airport The Herzogenaurach Airport has a 700 meter tarmac airstrip for take-off and landing. The Sudetenring Buchenbacher Str. area is also a very popular starting point for Benzstraße Frankenstraße 2 Nutzungstraße balloon rides.

Bamberger Straße Peter-Fleischmann-Str. chapel VIPA GmbH and ProLeiT AG Zum Flughafen 5 Dechsendorfer Str. VIPA Corporation for Visualizing and Process Dr.-Walther-Str. Schulstraße Automation mbH is among the top 100 most Kurrstr. Hannberger Str. Hessenstr. innovative German medium-sized businesses. ProLeit was founded 25 years ago as an engi- traffic L.-Maier-Str. Bayernstr. Frauenauracher Str. light neering office for technology oriented process Hans-Herold-Str. Lohhoferstr. Münchauracher Str. control systems and control software. Today Hauptstraße the company supplies automation solutions Würzburger Straße 18 and process control technology for processing 1 22 Sonnenstraße 15 Erlanger Straße plants worldwide. Steggasse Eichelmühlgasse Niederndorfer Hauptstr. Hans-Maier-Str. park bridge pedestrian crossing Sternstr. P3 P1 6 Miniature Golf Course bridge Hans-Maier-Straße The Miniature Golf Course is a popular summer traffic light 16 destination for families. street fountain bike path 19 factory bridge access road 20 17 7 Gilgenweiher Ansbacher Straße gate point of reference Spend time at the Gilgenweiher ponds where the grills, playground, benches for resting and 21 home to many local clubs are located. 8 PUMAVision 13 Spedition Wormser KG 18 Liebfrauenhaus Headquarters The large storage areas and halls on the other The complex of buildings comprises a private el- The red building of the sporting goods company side of the World of Sports are part of the ementary school, after-school day care, a public PUMA SE is the first climate-neutral company headquarters of Spedition Wormser KG, one of all-day school, a nursing home, and the catholic headquarters in its branch, spanning 50,000 the largest transportation and logistic compa- Church of the Immaculate Conception B.M.V. square meters. The Puma Factory Outlet Store nies in northern Bavaria. with its altarpiece a Madonna of Mercy stem- is designed to resemble the red PUMA shoe box. ming from the Nuremberg school of Veit Stoß. 14 adidas-Factory-Outlet Original adidas headquar- Factory-Outlets 19 9 This distinctive building attracts around 2 ters; former train station More Factory Outlet Stores emphasize Herzo- million visitors a year from all around the world. genaurach’s significance in the areas of sporting The spacious plaza in front of the store is used Athletic shoes have been created and made on goods and lifestyle: Nike, s.Oliver, Sport Eisert, for public viewing of special athletic events. this spot since 1927, first by the Dassler broth- Sport Hoffmann and Teamsport. ers, later by adidas. St. Josef’s Church and Great changes came to Herzogenaurach with 15 the connection to the train network in 1894. It 10 Local Clubs Area St. Josef’s Square seems as though the whole world was moving This is where many local clubs have their rooms closer with the help of the train. The line was St. Josef’s Square with St. Josef autono- for training, practice and social events: the closed down in 1995. mous catholic church create the center of shooting club “Schützengilde 1399”, the carnival Niederndorf, Herzogenaurach’s largest incorpo- club “Karnevalsclub”, the cycle club “Solidarität rated village. 20 Protestant Church 1906”, the curling club, and the Musikinitiative The Protestant church places a clearly visible Herzogenaurach. accent on the town’s silhouette with its modern 16 architecture and dominant tower. The recon- 11 Herzo Base The path passes Hauptendorf, through the structed and expanded church was consecrated A new subdivision is being developed on the beautiful Aurach valley which is left in its natural in 2010. The building encompasses the church site of the former US military base, including state and thus prone to flooding. The Aurach itself and parish rooms. the adidas headquarters “World of Sports”, a river springs from the nature reserve Franken- residential area for around 2,500 people, and höhe and flows into the near Erlangen. Weihersbach Grounds the business district “World of Commerce”. 21 The Weihersbach grounds is Herzogenau- 17 Schaeffler AG rach’s festival grounds with the traditional old 12 World of Sports The area covered by Schaeffler AG impressively stone beer cellars. The path leading up there The headquarters of the sporting goods dominates the southern townscape. Roller runs through a park-like area, with a creek, company adidas AG is a campus which covers bearings and friction bearings, as well as linear playground, and benches for resting among the more than 39 hectares of land and comprises guidance systems and direct drive technology ancient trees. office buildings (“Spikes” and “Laces”) as well are all developed and produced here at the as athletic fields and parks (including the Adi headquarters of Schaeffler AG. Dassler Stadium), state-of-the-art exhibition 22 Outdoor Pool halls (“Brand Center”), and an award-winning The pool is exceptionally popular. It was con- employee restaurant (“Stripes”). Entering the structed in this idyllic location on the Aurach company grounds is unfortunately not allowed. island in the 1930s and elaborately renovated in 2000.

2. Auflage, September 2015 Publication Details: Graphic Design: Harry Koerber Photos: Harry Koerber, Max Etzold, Ralf Roedel, Stadt Herzogenaurach HerzoAktuell, Stadt Herzogenaurach Office of City Marketing and Culture Texts: Irene Lederer, Helmut Biehler, Marktplatz 11 Judith Jochmann 91074 Herzogenaurach Translation: Lisa Pfeiffer Telefon +49 (0) 9132 / 901-127 Printer: mandelkow GmbH Telefax +49 (0) 9132 / 901-129 Development of the town tours in cooperation E-Mail [email protected] with the Agenda Project Group “Informative Internet www.herzogenaurach.de Signs on Historical Buildings”