Freihung is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.
Freihung | |
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 Freihung | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Freihung within Amberg-Sulzbach district  | |
  Freihung  Freihung | |
| Coordinates: 49°37′N 11°55′E / 49.617°N 11.917°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Amberg-Sulzbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Uwe König[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.34 km2 (17.89 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 418 m (1,371 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,559 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92271 |
| Dialling codes | 09646, 09622 (Groß-/Kleinschönbrunn) |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
| Website | www |
Geography
editApart from Freihung the municipality consists of the following villages:[3]
- Blauenneuschacht
- Böcklmühle
- Elbart
- Freihungsand
- Großschönbrunn
- Hämmerleinshof
- Hämmerleinsmühle
- Kleinschönbrunn
- Konradinsgrund
- Mauerhof
- Riedhof
- Rothaar
- Rumpelmühle
- Schallermühle
- Schickenhof
- Schmelzmühle
- Schwadermühle
- Seugast
- Tanzfleck
- Thansüß
- Weickenricht
Notable people
edit- Johannes Stark (born 15 April 1874 in Schickenhof – 21 June 1957), physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1919
References
edit- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, 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).
- ^ "Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl". Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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