Amberg

Amberg () is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the Oberpfalz ("Upper Palatinate"), roughly half way between Regensburg and Bayreuth. Population: 44,200 (2001).

Amberg became a center for the mining of iron ore in 1270. In the 1800s a blast furnace was built in the town.

 Twin towns 
Amberg is twinned with these towns:
 , Bad Bergzabern, Rhineland-Palatinate
 , Bystrzyca Klodzka (Habelschwerdt),
 , Desenzano
 , Périgueux
  Trikala
 , Ústí nad Orlicí (Wildenschwert)

References

 Other websites 

 Amberg official city website