Wolnzach

Coordinates: 48°36′N 11°37′E / 48.600°N 11.617°E / 48.600; 11.617
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Wolnzach
Coat of arms of Wolnzach
Location of Wolnzach within Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm district
IngolstadtAichach-FriedbergDachau (district)Eichstätt (district)Freising (district)Kelheim (district)Neuburg-SchrobenhausenBaar-EbenhausenErnsgadenGeisenfeldGerolsbachHettenshausenHohenwartIlmmünsterJetzendorfManchingMünchsmünsterPfaffenhofen an der IlmPörnbachReichertshausenReichertshofenRohrbachScheyernSchweitenkirchenVohburgWolnzach
Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Jens Machold[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total91.62 km2 (35.37 sq mi)
Elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,835
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
85283
Dialling codes08442
Vehicle registrationPAF
Websitewww.wolnzach.de

Wolnzach (German pronunciation:

locally [ˈvɔɪntsɔ(x)]) is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria, Germany. It is also a "seal district" ("Siegelbezirk") of the hop-planting area Hallertau, and home of important hops-related institutions such as the German Hops Museum ("Deutsches Hopfenmuseum") and the Hop Research Center Hüll
.

History

Wolnzach was first mentioned in the foundation document of Wessobrunn Abbey in 756, by the name of Wolamotesaha. In 1150 there occurs the first documentary reference to Wolnzach as the site of a market.

In 1926, the German Hop Research Society established a research site in Hüll near Wolnzach, which would develop into the Hop Research Center Hüll in 1962.

The German Hop Museum was founded in 2002.

Alois Dallmayr, former owner of the famous Dallmayr food store in Munich originated from Wolnzach.

Twin towns

Wolnzach is

twinned with Poperinge in Belgium
since 1965.

References

External links

Media related to Wolnzach at Wikimedia Commons