In Nuremberg a further evacuation is planned for 12 November 2026 following the discovery of a bomb. Around 530 people are affected, according to the city. The 112.5-kilogram unexploded bomb was discovered during construction work on 11 November at Brunecker Straße The city planned to begin the evacuation at 11 am on 12 November and to defuse the bomb no earlier than 1 pm.
The designated evacuation radius is 400 metres. According to the city, the area includes not only residential addresses but also the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, customs facilities, a furniture store, the Z-Bau, a supermarket and a temporary nursery. The city published a list of affected addresses. According to a report by the local news outlet Nürnberg Heute, a support centre was set up at Messehalle 3a .
The sources reviewed did not confirm that the evacuation had already begun or that the bomb had been defused. The times given by the city were initially provisional plans. The available information did not yet make it possible to establish whether the operation could proceed as planned.
The discovery on Brunecker Straße was already the second bomb found in southern Nuremberg on 11 November. In the morning, another unexploded bomb was discovered during construction work between Trierer Straße and Schnorrstraße, south-east of Südfriedhof. The American unexploded bomb from the Second World War weighed 225 kilograms. Around 1,450 people had to leave an area within a 500-metre radius for it to be defused.
The first bomb was made safe on the evening of 11 November. Residents were then able to return, according to Nürnberger Nachrichten; road closures were lifted and local public transport resumed normal service. According to the report, around 400 personnel took part in the operation.
The second discovery thus led directly to plans for a new evacuation, this time at a different location and within a smaller radius. The fact that the zone includes not only homes but also public authorities, shops and a nursery illustrates the different uses of the affected area. The sources reviewed contained no confirmed details about specific effects on their operations.
The discovery adds to a series of finds in southern Nuremberg. Unexploded bombs had already been found in the area on 22 October and 3 November 2026. According to Nürnberger Nachrichten, the bomb on Brunecker Straße was the fourth discovered within three weeks. The city set up a public information hotline for the operation, which was due to be staffed from 8 am on 12 November.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).