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Erlangen[1] is a city in Bavaria, Germany. Home to the Friedrich-Alexander University and the Siemens company.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By train 3 Get around 3.1 By public transport 4 See 5 Do 5.1 Events 6 Buy 7 Eat 7.1 Budget 7.2 Mid-range 7.3 Splurge 8 Drink 9 Sleep 9.1 Budget 10 Get out

Understand

One third of the residents are involved with the university (students, reseachers etc.), and another third work for Siemens.

Medicine is one of the specialities of the University, so you are in luck if you fall ill with over six clinics located within the city.

Get in

By train

Trains runs regularly from Nuremberg and take about 20 min. Bamberg is about 30 min away in the other direction. ICE trains between Munich and Hamburg stop in Erlangen.

Get around

By public transport

See

• Schlossgarten, large green area surrounded by university buildings.
• Hugenotten church
• Martin Luther Church
• City Museum

Do

Events

• Der-Berg-Ruft.De Homepage of the Bergkirchweih (German only), held at pentecost for twelve days each year. Similar to Oktoberfest, but more German owing to the absence of tourists.

Buy

• Nürnbergerstrasse, south of the main post office is lined with a selection of shopping opportunities.

Eat

Budget

• Döner shop on the Hauptstrasse

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

Murphy's Law - Irish pub in Lorlebergplatz - has a great Chicken and Mushroom pie.

You can play darts and eat fish and chips at the Dartmort Inn.

E-Werk often has stuff happening.

Sleep

Budget

• Youth hostel, Südliche Stadtmauerstrasse 35, +49 9131 862555, Fax:+49 9131 862119. DJH hostel. Preference given to under 26-year-olds. In the Freizeitzentrum, where you will also find a pool etc.
• Gasthof Schwarzer Bär,[2] Innere-Brucker-Strasse 19 (one block south of the train station), +49 9131 22872, Fax:+49 9131 206494. Single room with shower/shared €30/26; double with shower/shared €47/36; three-bed room with shower €62.

Get out

• Fürth - Erlangen's neighbouring city
• Nuremberg - The big neighbour city

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