Herrieden is a town in the district of Ansbach and situated in the Middle Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.

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

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.