Amberg

Amberg
	Amberg
	View from Mariahilfberg towards the Amberg Old Town
	Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Urban district
Lord Mayor	Michael Cerny (CSU)
	Basic statistics
Area	50.04 km2 (19.32 sq mi)
Elevation	374 m (1227 ft)
Population	{{{Einwohner or population}}}
	Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	AM
Postal code	92224
Area code	09621
Website	www.amberg.de

Amberg (German pronunciation: [ˈambɛrk] ( listen)) is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the Oberpfalz ("Upper Palatinate"), roughly half way between Regensburg and Bayreuth. Population: 44,200 (2001).

Amberg became a center for the mining of iron ore in 1270. In the 1800s a blast furnace was built in the town.^[2]

Twin towns

Amberg is twinned with these towns:

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Amberg
View from Mariahilfberg towards the Amberg Old Town


Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Urban district
Lord Mayor	Michael Cerny^[1] (CSU)

Basic statistics
Area	50.04 km² (19.32 sq mi)
Elevation	374 m (1227 ft)
Population	{{{Einwohner or population}}}
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	AM
Postal code	92224
Area code	09621
Website	www.amberg.de