Heroldsberg

Heroldsberg
Municipality
Heroldsberg seen from the west
Coat of arms
Location of Heroldsberg within Erlangen-Höchstadt district
Heroldsberg Heroldsberg
Coordinates: 49°32′N 11°9′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Erlangen-Höchstadt
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Jan König (CSU)
Area
• Total	11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Highest elevation	378 m (1,240 ft)
Lowest elevation	335 m (1,099 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	8,281
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	90562
Dialling codes	0911, 09126 (Groß- and Kleingeschaidt)
Vehicle registration	ERH
Website	www.heroldsberg.de

Heroldsberg is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is eleven kilometers north-east from the city of Nuremberg and 23 kilometers east from Erlangen and is the headquarters of Schwan-Stabilo.

Geography

Place

It is in the Sebalder Reichswald, the forest north to Nuremberg and is on a ridge. The Gründlach, a side river of the Regnitz, flows through the village of Heroldsberg.

Municipality

It contains Großgeschaidt, Kleingeschaidt and the villages of Heroldsberg, consisting of Heroldsberg, Johannisthal and Hundsmühle.

Surrounding Municipalities

It is surrounded by Eckental, Lauf an der Pegnitz, Nuremberg and Kalchreuth.