Hirschbach is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.
Hirschbach | |
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 Center of Hirschbach with the chapel | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Hirschbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district  | |
  Hirschbach  Hirschbach | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′N 11°32′E / 49.550°N 11.533°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Amberg-Sulzbach |
| 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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,183 |
| • 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 |
Geography
editApart 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
editThe 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
editReferences
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.
- ^ 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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