Aichach
Aichach | |
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Location of Aichach within Aichach-Friedberg district | |
Schwaben | |
District | Aichach-Friedberg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Klaus Habermann[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 92.97 km2 (35.90 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 21,908 |
• Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 86551 |
Dialling codes | 08251 |
Vehicle registration | AIC |
Website | www.aichach.de |
Aichach (German pronunciation: .
History
Aichach's history dates back nearly 1000 years.
A prison for women was established in Aichach in 1909. In 1967, Ilse Koch, also known as The Witch of Buchenwald, committed suicide here.
Parish parts
There are 40 parts of the municipality:[3][4]
- Aich (chapel)
- Aichach (main town)
- Aichach (railway station)
- Algertshausen (Kirchdorf)
- Andersbach (wasteland)
- Blumenthal (hamlet)
- Ecknach (Pfarrdorf)
- Edenried (Kirchdorf)
- Eitershofen (wasteland)
- Frogham (Wasteland)
- Gallenbach (parish village)
- Gansbach (wasteland)
- Griesbeckerzell (parish village)
- Hiesling (village)
- courtyard garden (village)
- Ippertshausen (hamlet)
- Blades (parish village)
- Knottenried (wasteland)
- Matzenberg (wasteland)
- Neuhausen (hamlet)
- Neulhof (upper) (hamlet)
- Neulhof (lower) (wasteland)
- Neumuehle (hamlet)
- Nisselsbach (wasteland)
- Oberbernbach (parish village)
- Obermauerbach (parish village)
- Oberschneitbach (Kirchdorf)
- Oberwittelsbach (parish village)
- Röckerszell (wasteland)
- Sulzbach (parish village)
- Potting Mill (Wasteland)
- Untergriesbach (village)
- Untermauerbach (Kirchdorf)
- Untermühle (Wasteland)
- Unterschneitbach (Kirchdorf)
- Unterwittelsbach (village)
- Walchshofen
- Wilpersberg (wasteland)
- Windten (Wasteland)
- Wöresbach (wasteland)
Mayor
Since 1996: Klaus Habermann (born 1953) (SPD)
Twin towns – sister cities
- Brixlegg, Austria
- Gödöllő, Hungary
- Schifferstadt, Germany
Notable people
- Erhard Bühler (born 1956), major general
- Christoph Burkhard (born 1984), footballer
- Johannes Engel (1453–1512), doctor, astronomer and astrologer[6]
- Matthias Greitter (1495–1550), cantor and composer
- Chrislo Haas (1956–2004), musician
- Vincenz Müller (1894–1961), officer of Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and NVA
References
- Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
- ^ "Aichach | bavarikon". www.bavarikon.de. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Ortsteile - Stadt Aichach, Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg - BayernPortal". www.bayernportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Aichach. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ISBN 044488792X.