What is Lauf an der Pegnitz?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |name = Lauf an der Pegnitz |image_coa = DEU Lauf an der Pegnitz COA.svg |image_photo = LaufPegn-AltesRathaus.jpg |image_caption = Old town hall and the market square |coordinates = {{coord|49|30|37|N|11|16|38|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Lauf an der Pegnitz in LAU.svg |state = Bayern |region = Mittelfranken |district = Nürnberger Land |elevation = 327 |area = 59.80 |postal_code = 91207 |area_code = 09123 (09126) |licence = LAU, ESB, HEB, N, PEG |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 5 74 138 |divisions = 29 Stadtteile |website = [http://www.lauf.de/ www.lauf.de] |mayor = Thomas Lang<ref>[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]], 15 July 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2020&ndash;26 |party = FW }} '''Lauf an der Pegnitz''' ({{IPA-de|ˈlaʊ̯f an deːɐ̯ ˈpeːɡnɪt͡s|-|LL-Q188 (deu)-Ionenlaser-Lauf an der Pegnitz.wav}}; [[Northern Bavarian]]: ''Lauf an da Pegnitz'') is a town to the East of [[Nuremberg]], [[Germany]]. It is the capital of the district [[Nürnberger Land]], in [[Bavaria]]. It is in the valley of the River [[Pegnitz (river)|Pegnitz]], which flows through the town. In 2009, the municipality developed a climate protection plan which was supported by the German Ministry for the Environment.<ref name= LauferKlimaschutzplan>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lauf.de/index.php?goto=aktuelldetails&sid=7540&PHPSESSID=dd85b1d993daa2a6109d9cff95891dd1.|title=Startseite - Stadt Lauf a.d. Pegnitz}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==Twin towns – sister cities== [[File:Lauf an der Pegnitz, Blick auf die Altstadt, Bild 1.jpg|thumb|230px|View to the old town and Pegnitz]] {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}