Hirschbach, Bavaria

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Hirschbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district

(2020–26) Hermann Mertel^[1]Area

• Total26.76 km² (10.33 sq mi)Elevation

390 m (1,280 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,182 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

92275

Dialling codes09665Vehicle registrationASWebsitewww.gemeinde-hirschbach.de

Hirschbach is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Apart 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

The 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

References

^ 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.