Nuremberg (/ ˈ nj ʊər ə m b ɜːr ɡ / NURE-əm-burg; German: Nürnberg [ˈnʏʁnbɛʁk] ⓘ; in the local East Franconian dialect: Nämberch [ˈnɛmbɛrç]) is the largest city in Franconia, the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants [3] make it the 14th-largest city in Germany.. Nuremberg sits on the Pegnitz, which carries the name Regnitz ...