Erlangen

Erlangen
City
Aerial view Schloss Erlangen Orangerie Huguenot Church Stutterheimsches Palais Botanical Garden
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Erlangen
Erlangen Location within Germany Erlangen Location within Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°35′33″N 11°00′18″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Middle Franconia
District	Urban district
Subdivisions	9 city districts
Government
• Lord mayor (2026–32)	Jörg Volleth (CSU)
Area
• Total	76.96 km2 (29.71 sq mi)
Elevation	279 m (915 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	115,928
• Density	1,506/km2 (3,901/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91052 91054 91056 91058
Dialling codes	· 09131 · 0911 (district Hüttendorf) · 09132 (district Neuses) · 09135 (district Dechsendorf)
Vehicle registration	ER
Website	www.erlangen.de

Erlangen (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁlaŋən] ^ⓘ) is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 120,839 inhabitants (as of 30 June 2026), it is the smallest of the eight major cities (Großstadt) in Bavaria. The number of inhabitants exceeded the threshold of 100,000 in 1974, making Erlangen a major city according to the statistical definition officially used in Germany.

Together with Nuremberg, Fürth, and Schwabach, Erlangen forms one of the three metropolises in Bavaria. With the surrounding area, these cities form the European Metropolitan Region of Nuremberg, one of 11 metropolitan areas in Germany. The cities of Nuremberg, Fürth, and Erlangen also form a triangle on a map, which represents the heartland of the Nuremberg conurbation.

An element of the city that goes back a long way in history, but is still noticeable, is the settlement of Huguenots after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Today, many aspects of daily life in the city are dominated by the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Siemens technology group.