Schnaittenbach
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Location of Schnaittenbach
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 Location of Schnaittenbach | |
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| Coordinates: 49°32′N 12°1′E / 49.533°N 12.017°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Amberg-Sulzbach |
| Subdivisions | 10 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Marcus Eichenmüller[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.41 km2 (24.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,304 |
| • Density | 67.88/km2 (175.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92253 |
| Dialling codes | 09622 |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
| Website | www.schnaittenbach.de |
Schnaittenbach (German pronunciation: [ˈʃnaɪtn̩ˌbax] ⓘ) is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Amberg.
Geography
[edit]Apart from the town Schnaittenbach the municipality consists of the following villages:[3]
- Demenricht
- Döswitz
- Forst
- Götzendorf
- Haidhof
- Haidmühle
- Holzhammer
- Kemnath a.Buchberg
- Mertenberg
- Neuersdorf
- Seblasmühle
- Sitzambuch
- Tradlmühle
- Trichenricht
- Ziegelhütte
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Schnaittenbach is member of the so-called "Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft". It connects cities, which are connected to the mineral Kaolin. The partnership was established in November 2004. Aside Schnaittenbach the members of this partnership are the bavarian cities Tirschenreuth und Hirschau, from Saxony Königswartha, Sornzig-Ablaß and the city Mügeln, Nová Role from Czech Republic and Nowogrodziec from Poland.[4]
Beside the Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft Schnaittenbach is twinned with Buchberg, Switzerland.
Notable people
[edit]- Bernhard Zimniok (born 1953), politician
References
[edit]- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- ↑ "Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl". Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ↑ "Partnerschaften" (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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