Geschichte der Stadt Fürth

In the year 1007, Fürth is mentioned for the first time in a document by King Henry II. On the occasion of the thousand-year celebration of this earliest mention, a modern, vividly written history of the city, accompanied by numerous images, is now being published. Bernd Windsheimer succinctly, vividly, and competently narrates the thousand-year history of the city of Fürth – from a small market town in Middle Franconia to a modern metropolis. He initially describes its historical development up to the severe destruction during the Thirty Years' War. He then focuses particularly on the Jewish community, which became a dynamic element in the economic and cultural development of the city. He impressively depicts Fürth as the city of a thousand chimneys in the emerging industrial age. A central chapter highlights the city's situation during the military and moral catastrophe of Germany in the first half of the 20th century. Finally, he examines the period of new beginnings up to the present day from the perspective of economic development, urban planning, and the city's significant historical and cultural potential.