Herrieden is a town in the district of Ansbach and situated in the Middle Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It lies along the upper Altmühl river, about 9 km (6 mi) southwest of the city of Ansbach, 47 km southwest of the city of Nürnberg, 95 km east of Heilbronn and 144 km northwest of Munich.

Herrieden
Town
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Herrieden within Ansbach district
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Coordinates: 49°13′N 10°31′E / 49.217°N 10.517°E / 49.217; 10.517
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Ansbach
Subdivisions	38 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Dorina Jechnerer[1]
Area
• Total	81.71 km2 (31.55 sq mi)
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,304
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91567
Dialling codes	09825
Vehicle registration	AN
Website	www.herrieden.de

It is part of a community association with the nearby municipalities of Aurach, Burgoberbach, and Leutershausen.

Herrieden is located close to the A6 autobahn between Nürnberg and Heilbronn. Herrieden is administratively over the large towns of Neunstetten to the north, Rauenzell to the east and Elbersroth to the southwest. Other villages administratively under Herrieden include Birkach, Bittelhof, Böckau, Brünst, Buschhof, Esbach, Gimpertshausen, Gräbenwinden, Heuberg, Höfstetten, Hohenberg, Lammelbach, Lattenbuch, Leibelbach, Leuckersdorf, Leutenbuch, Limbach, Manndorf, Mühlbruck, Niederdombach, Oberschönbronn, Regmannsdorf, Rös, Roth, Sauerbach, Schernberg, Schönau, Seebronn, Sickersdorf, Stadel, Stegbruck, Steinbach, Velden and Winn.

The first recorded settlement of Herrieden was a monastery called Hasenried (Latin Nazaruda) in 782.^[3]