Herzogenaurach Herzogenaurach Herzogenaurach (; East Franconian: "Herziaura") is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is best known for being the home of the sporting goods companies Adidas and Puma, as well as the large car parts manufacturer Schaeffler Group. Herzogenaurach is situated in the Middle Franconia area of Bavaria, approx. 23 km (or 14 miles) northwest of Nuremberg. The town is located on the Aurach river, a tributary of the Regnitz river. Herzogenaurach was first mentioned in a document from 1002 under the name of "Uraha" when Holy Roman Emperor Henry II granted the town to
Herzogenaurach Airport field. With the German Capitulation on 7 May, the airfield was redesignated as Army Air Force Station Herzogenaurach and for the next year was used by the 354th Fighter Group] as an occupation Garrison, being joined in June by the 320th Bombardment Group also performing occupation duty. The Air Force units moved out in February 1946, the facility being turned over to the United States Army as part of their garrison in the Nürnberg Military Area. The airfield was renamed as Herzo-Base and until 1992, used the facility primarily as a radar station. The American forces pulled out of Herzogenaurach