Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Nuremberg: contested ground

The ground around Nuremberg was fought over 5 times between 1632 and 1945: 4 battles and 1 siege, in 2 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of NurembergBattle of FürthBattle of the Alte VesteBombing of Nuremberg in World War IIBattle of NurembergBattle of NurembergFrankfurtPragueStuttgartStrasbourgMannheimSaarbrückenWiesbadenLinz200 km49.457N, 11.045E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Nuremberg, 1632Battle of Fürth, 1632Battle of the Alte Veste, 1632Battle of Nuremberg, 194516321945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1632Siege of NurembergNurembergThirty Years' War
3 September 1632Battle of FürthFürthThirty Years' War
9 September 1632Battle of the Alte VesteNurembergThirty Years' War
16 April 1945Battle of NurembergNurembergWorld War II
date unknownBombing of Nuremberg in World War IINurembergWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.