Hahnbach

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Flag of Hahnbach
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Coat of arms of Hahnbach
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Location of Hahnbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district
Auerbach in der OberpfalzKönigsteinHirschbachEtzelwangWeigendorfBirglandKastlEdelsfeldEdelsfeldVilseckNeukirchen bei Sulzbach-RosenbergSulzbach-RosenbergEichen (unincorporated area)FreihungHirschauGebenbachSchnaittenbachHahnbachIllschwangFreudenbergUrsensollenEbermannsdorfEnsdorfKümmersbruckRiedenHohenburgSchmidmühlenPoppenrichtAmmerthalAmbergNeustadt an der Waldnaab (district)Weiden in der OberpfalzSchwandorf (district)Bayreuth (district)Nürnberger LandNeumarkt (district)
(2020–26) Bernhard Lindner[1] (CSU)Area
 • Total67.41 km2 (26.03 sq mi)Elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,042 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
92256
Dialling codes09664Vehicle registrationASWebsitewww.hahnbach.de

Hahnbach is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany. There are living at the moment about 5000 people. The most important districts are: Fronbergsiedlung, Friedhofsiedlung, Süd 3, Markt. About 2000 of the 5000 people are not living in Hahnbach by itself, they are living in villages like Dürnsricht or Iber, which are in the area of Hahnbach. SSince 2014, the Mayor of Hahnbach is Bernhard Lindner (CSU). The CSU is the most popular party in Hahnbach, at the last election they got more than 75% of the votes, at place two was the SPD with at least 20% of the votes. The most important objects of interest are the Amberger Tor and the Fahrraddenkmal, which shows a biker holding his bike. The church in Hahnbach is called St. Jakobus Church. The sports team is called SV Hahnbach.

Geography

Apart from Hahnbach the municipality consists of the following villages:[3]

  • Adlholz
  • Dürnsricht
  • Frohnberg
  • Frohnhof
  • Godlricht
  • Hahnbach
  • Höhengau
  • Iber
  • Irlbach
  • Kienlohe
  • Kötzersricht
  • Kreuzberg
  • Kümmersbuch
  • Laubhof
  • Luppersricht
  • Mausdorf
  • Mimbach
  • Mülles
  • Oberschalkenbach
  • Ölhof
  • Pickenricht
  • Schalkenthan
  • Süß
  • Unterschalkenbach
  • Ursulapoppenricht
  • Wüstenau
  • Wüstenaumühle

Notable people

People born in Hahnbach:

  • Andreas Raselius (1530 - 1575), German renaissance composer
  • Daniel Siegert (born 1991), German child singer, first winner of German version of Star Search

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ^ "Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl". Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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