Greding

Coordinates: 49°03′07″N 11°21′38″E / 49.05194°N 11.36056°E / 49.05194; 11.36056
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Greding
City Hall of Greding
City Hall of Greding
Coat of arms of Greding
Location of Greding within Roth district
Greding is located in Germany
Greding
Greding
Greding is located in Bavaria
Greding
Greding
Coordinates: 49°03′07″N 11°21′38″E / 49.05194°N 11.36056°E / 49.05194; 11.36056
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictRoth
Area
 • Total103.80 km2 (40.08 sq mi)
Elevation
397 m (1,302 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total7,148
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91171
Dialling codes08463
Vehicle registrationRH
Websitewww.greding.de

Greding (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːdɪŋ] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a town in Roth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is 28 km southeast of Roth bei Nürnberg and 32 km north of Ingolstadt.

Geography[change | change source]

Greding is in the south-eastern corner of Middle Franconia. The municipal area borders on two neighbouring Bavarian districts, Eichstätt and Neumarkt, and also on the two regions of Upper Bavaria and Upper Palatinate. Greding is about 32 km north of the city of Ingolstadt on the A9 Autobahn (junction 57).

Greding stands on the river Schwarzach in the Altmühl Valley Nature Park. Two hills around the town are the Kalvarienberg and the Galgenberg.

The township of Greding includes the villages of Attenhofen, Birkhof, Esselberg, Euerwang, Grafenberg, Großhöbing, Günzenhofen, Hausen, Heimbach, Herrnsberg, Hofberg, Kaising, Kleinnottersdorf, Kraftsbuch, Landerzhofen, Linden, Mettendorf, Obermässing, Österberg, Röckenhofen, Schutzendorf, Untermässing and Viehhausen.

Neighbouring municipalities are Beilngries, Berching, Dietfurt an der Altmühl, Freystadt, Hilpoltstein, Kinding and Thalmässing.

References[change | change source]

  1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)