Feucht is a market town and municipality southeast of Nuremberg in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria, Germany. The name Feucht is derived from the Old High German noun "viuhtje"- "fichta", which is the spruce tree. As of 31 December 2019, Feucht had a population of 14,050. Hermann Oberth, one of the early fathers of space travel, lived for many years and died in Feucht.