Aichach

Aichach
Town
Town center
Town center
Coat of arms of Aichach
Coat of arms
Location of Aichach within Aichach-Friedberg district
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Aichach is located in Germany
Aichach
Aichach
Aichach is located in Bavaria
Aichach
Aichach
Coordinates: 48°27′N 11°08′E / 48.450°N 11.133°E / 48.450; 11.133
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictAichach-Friedberg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Klaus Habermann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
92.97 km2 (35.90 sq mi)
Highest elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Lowest elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
22,222
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
86551
Dialling codes08251
Vehicle registrationAIC
Websitewww.aichach.de

Aichach (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪçax] ⓘ; Central Bavarian: Oacha) is a town in Germany, located in the Bundesland of Bavaria and situated just northeast of Augsburg. It is the capital of the district of Aichach-Friedberg. The municipality of Aichach counts some 20,000 inhabitants. It is not far from the motorway that connects Munich and Stuttgart, the A8. The local river is called Paar.

History

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Aichach's history dates back nearly 1000 years.

A prison for women was established in Aichach in 1909. In 1967, Ilse Koch, also known as The Witch of Buchenwald, committed suicide here.

Parish parts

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There are 40 parts of the municipality:[3][4]

  • Aich (chapel)
  • Aichach (main town)
  • Aichach (railway station)
  • Algertshausen (Kirchdorf)
  • Andersbach (wasteland)
  • Blumenthal (hamlet)
  • Ecknach (Pfarrdorf)
  • Edenried (Kirchdorf)
  • Eitershofen (wasteland)
  • Frogham (Wasteland)
  • Gallenbach (parish village)
  • Gansbach (wasteland)
  • Griesbeckerzell (parish village)
  • Hiesling (village)
  • courtyard garden (village)
  • Ippertshausen (hamlet)
  • Blades (parish village)
  • Knottenried (wasteland)
  • Matzenberg (wasteland)
  • Neuhausen (hamlet)
  • Neulhof (upper) (hamlet)
  • Neulhof (lower) (wasteland)
  • Neumuehle (hamlet)
  • Nisselsbach (wasteland)
  • Oberbernbach (parish village)
  • Obermauerbach (parish village)
  • Oberschneitbach (Kirchdorf)
  • Oberwittelsbach (parish village)
  • Röckerszell (wasteland)
  • Sulzbach (parish village)
  • Potting Mill (Wasteland)
  • Untergriesbach (village)
  • Untermauerbach (Kirchdorf)
  • Untermühle (Wasteland)
  • Unterschneitbach (Kirchdorf)
  • Unterwittelsbach (village)
  • Walchshofen
  • Wilpersberg (wasteland)
  • Windten (Wasteland)
  • Wöresbach (wasteland)

Mayor

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Since 1996: Klaus Habermann (born 1953) (SPD)

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Aichach is twinned with:[5]

Notable people

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Vinzenz Müller in 1951

References

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  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. ^ "Aichach | bavarikon". www.bavarikon.de. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  4. ^ "Ortsteile - Stadt Aichach, Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg - BayernPortal". www.bayernportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  5. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Aichach. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  6. ^ Ernst Zinner, E. Brown (translator) (1990). Regiomontanus, His Life and Work. Amsterdam; New York; Oxford; Tokyo: North-Holland (Elsevier). ISBN 044488792X.
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