Hirschbach, Bavaria
Hirschbach | ||
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Location of Hirschbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district | ||
Municipal assoc. Königstein (Bayern) | | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2020–26) | Hermann Mertel[1] | |
Area | ||
• Total | 26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) | |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 1,182 | |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
Postal codes | 92275 | |
Dialling codes | 09665 | |
Vehicle registration | AS | |
Website | www.gemeinde-hirschbach.de |
Hirschbach is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.
Geography
Apart from Hirschbach the municipality consists of the following villages:[3]
- Buchhof
- Eggenberg
- Eschenfelden
- Jägersruh
- München
- Oberachtel
- Oberklausen
- Obermühle
- Pruppach
- Ratzenhof
- Riglashof
- Rinnenbrunn
- Stoffelmühle
- Unterachtel
- Unterklausen
- Ziegelhütte b.Achtel
Prototype grandstand in Achtel
The small village of Achtel in Hirschbach is the site of a disused sports grandstand constructed as a prototype for part of the planned Deutsches Stadion in Nuremberg, which Hitler had planned as to be used as a venue for all Olympic Games subsequent to a Nazi victory in World War II. It is now in a state of disrepair.[4]
Notable people
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).
- ^ "Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl". Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Sebald, Katja. "Hitler's Secret Grandstand: The Nazi Plan to Build World's Biggest Stadium". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
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