- Katzwang
Katzwang, formerly a separate municipality, has been a part of
Nuremberg inBavaria ,Germany , since1 July 1972 . It is located on a ford across theRednitz river, in the south of the city (approx. 8 km away from the center).The village was mentioned for the first time in the year
1152 . It belonged at that point toEllwangen Abbey , which sold it toEbrach Abbey in 1296.The church of
Saint Mary still contains medieval work, in particular theossuary (German: "Karner") and the walls of the churchyard.References
* Dehio, 1999, "Bayern I: Franken", 2nd ed., pp. 507ff. Munich.
* Fehring, G.P, and Ress, A., 1977 reprinted 1982: "Die Stadt Nürnberg. Kurzinventar", 2nd ed. (= Bayerische Kunstdenkmale; 10), pp.356-361. Munich: Wilhelm Schwemmer, Deutscher Kunstverlag.
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