Situated on the banks of the Pegnitz River, the city of Lauf has developed in nine centuries into the most important and largest city in the district of Nürnberger Land. Worth seeing are Kaiserburg castle, the Hersbrucker and the Nuremberg Gate, the old town hall, the bell foundry spital, the rock cellars and the historic marketplace. This panorama was created in the small lane "Am Schloss", which connects the old town with Kaiserburg castle.