Auerbach in der Oberpfalz () is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria, Germany. It is located 45 km northeast of Nuremberg. In the subdivision Michelfeld there was a Benedictine monastery which is now a nursing home. Subdivisions Degelsdorf Gunzendorf Michelfeld Nasnitz Nitzlbuch Ranna Ranzenthal Zogenreuth Mayor Since May 2008 Joachim Neuß is the mayor. Helmut Ott was the mayor 1996–2008. Town twinnings Laneuveville-devant-Nancy, Lorraine, France Notable citizens Johann Baptist Metz (1928-2019), Catholic theologian Heinrich Stromer (1476-1542), professor at the Leipzig university, physician and founder of Auerbach's Cellar. Johann Michael Doser (1678–1756) artist, mainly in the fields of wood carvings und sculptures for altars Maurus von Schenkl (1749-1816), Benedictine theologian, librarian and canonist, References Amberg-Sulzbach