Greding

Greding
City Hall of Greding
Coat of arms
Greding
Location of Greding within Roth district
Coordinates: 49°03′07″N 11°21′38″E / 49.05194°N 11.36056°E / 49.05194; 11.36056Coordinates: 49°03′07″N 11°21′38″E / 49.05194°N 11.36056°E / 49.05194; 11.36056
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Roth
Area
• Total	103.80 km2 (40.08 sq mi)
Elevation	397 m (1,302 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	7,061
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	91171
Dialling codes	08463
Vehicle registration	RH
Website	www.greding.de

Greding is a town in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 28 km southeast of Roth bei Nürnberg and 32 km north of Ingolstadt.

Greding is located in the south-eastern corner of Middle Franconia. The municipal area borders on two neighbouring Bavarian districts, Eichstätt and Neumarkt, and also on the two regions of Upper Bavaria and Upper Palatinate. Greding is situated about 32 km north of the city of Ingolstadt on the A9 Autobahn (junction 57).

Greding stands on the river Schwarzach in the Altmühl Valley Nature Park. Two hills around the town are the Kalvarienberg and the Galgenberg.

The township of Greding includes the villages of Attenhofen, Birkhof, Esselberg, Euerwang, Grafenberg, Großhöbing, Günzenhofen, Hausen, Heimbach, Herrnsberg, Hofberg, Kaising, Kleinnottersdorf, Kraftsbuch, Landerzhofen, Linden, Mettendorf, Obermässing, Österberg, Röckenhofen, Schutzendorf, Untermässing and Viehhausen.

Neighbouring townships are Beilngries, Berching, Dietfurt an der Altmühl, Freystadt, Hilpoltstein, Kinding and Thalmässing.

There are remains of animal jawbones and charcoal fires from early settlements dating from between 10000 BC and 6000 BC. Traces of a Celtic settlement have been found dating from 450-350 BC.

The first known documentary record of a township is from 1091. In the 11th century the Greding estate came under the ownership of the Bishops of Eichstätt and remained under their jurisdiction until 1803.

Like most of Bavaria, Greding is predominantly Roman Catholic.

Greding is surrounded by a 1.25 km town wall with fortified gate houses and towers. The wall was erected during the rule of the Prince Bishop Friedrich IV, Count of Öttingen (1383–1415). A great fire in 1503 destroyed two gate houses, a tower and part of the town hall. Today, 20 towers can be seen around the town, almost all used as private houses. The large fortified gate houses to be seen are the Fürstentor, the Eichstätter Tor and the Nürnberger Tor .