Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Untere Schwabach. Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants. Erlangen is today dominated by the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the numerous branch offices of Siemens AG, as well as a large Institute of the Fraunhofer Society. An event that still influences the city was the settlement of Huguenots after the withdrawal of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

The Bergkirchweih is an annual beer festival, similar to the Oktoberfest in Munich but smaller in scope, and therefore more intimate. It takes place during the twelve days before and after Pentecost, under the spring trees of the "Berg" and draws more than one million visitors each year. It is commonly known by local residents as the "Berchkärwa" (pronounced "bairch'-care-va") or simply the "Berch", as in "Gehma auf'm Berch?" ("Let's go to the mountain?"). It is an annual tradition when leaving the Berch of an evening to go to the world famous Wheelers Pub and sample more traditional beer.

Wikipedia articles for Erlangen

• Erlangen
• University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• Kugel ball
• Botanischer Garten Erlangen
• Buckenhof
• Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
• Bergkirchweih
• Uttenreuth
• Spardorf
• Bubenreuth
• Marloffstein
• Advanced Landing Ground
• Tennenlohe
• Franken II Power Station ( demolished)
• Franken II Power Station Chimney ( demolished)
• Erlangen lock