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: