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Small but beautiful Pegnitz River

Favorite thing: Nuremberg is situated on the Pegnitz River and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal.
The Pegnitz is a small river in Franconia in the German federal state of Bavaria. The Pegnitz meets the Rednitz northwest of Fürth. From that point on the river is called Regnitz.

From the bridges over the Pegnitz in Nuremberg, particularly the Maxbrücke, the Weinstadel Bridge and the Henkersteg, you will find very fine views of the Old Town.

You can watch my high resolution photo of Nuremberg on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 49˚ 27' 14.99" N˚ 11° 4' 14.83" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Pegnitz.

Why in Nuremberg?

Favorite thing: Nuremberg (Nürnberg) is Franconia's largest city.
Nuremberg was probably founded around the turn of the 11th century, according to the first documentary mention of the city in 1050, as the location of an Imperial castle.
Nuremberg is often referred to as having been the 'unofficial capital' of the Holy Roman Empire, particularly because Reichstage (Imperial Diets) and courts met at Nuremberg Castle.

Nuremberg held great significance during the Nazi Germany era. Because of the city's relevance to the Holy Roman Empire and its position in the centre of Germany, the Nazi Party chose the city to be the site of huge Nazi Party conventions — the Nuremberg rallies. The rallies were held annually from 1927 to 1938 in Nuremberg.

Between 1945 and 1946 German officials involved war crimes were brought before an international tribunal in the Nuremberg Trials though the Soviet Union had wanted these trials to take place in Berlin.

You can watch my high resolution photo of Nuremberg on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 49° 25' 47.04" N 11° 6' 40.36" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Altstadt aerial view .