Hahnbach

Hahnbach
Church of Saint James
Church of Saint James
Flag of Hahnbach
Coat of arms of Hahnbach
Location of Hahnbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district
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Hahnbach is located in Germany
Hahnbach
Hahnbach
Hahnbach is located in Bavaria
Hahnbach
Hahnbach
Coordinates: 49°31′N 11°48′E / 49.517°N 11.800°E / 49.517; 11.800
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberpfalz
DistrictAmberg-Sulzbach
Municipal assoc.Hahnbach
Subdivisions24 Gemeindeteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Bernhard Lindner[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total67.41 km2 (26.03 sq mi)
Elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,028
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
92256
Dialling codes09664
Vehicle registrationAS
Websitewww.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

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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

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People born in Hahnbach:

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. ^ "Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl". Retrieved 2024-02-15.