Aichach
Aichach | |
|---|---|
 Town center | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aichach within Aichach-Friedberg district  | |
  Aichach  Aichach | |
| Coordinates: 48°27′N 11°08′E / 48.450°N 11.133°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Aichach-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 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86551 |
| Dialling codes | 08251 |
| Vehicle registration | AIC |
| Website | www.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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Since 1996: Klaus Habermann (born 1953) (SPD)
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]
Brixlegg, Austria
Gödöllő, Hungary
Schifferstadt, Germany
Notable people
[edit]
- Erhard Bühler (born 1956), major general
- Christoph Burkhard (born 1984), footballer
- Johannes Engel (1453–1512), doctor, astronomer and astrologer[6]
- Matthias Greitter (1495–1550), cantor and composer
- Chrislo Haas (1956–2004), musician
- Vincenz Müller (1894–1961), officer of Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and NVA
References
[edit]- ^ 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).
- ^ "Aichach | bavarikon". www.bavarikon.de. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Ortsteile - Stadt Aichach, Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg - BayernPortal". www.bayernportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Aichach. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ Ernst Zinner, E. Brown (translator) (1990). Regiomontanus, His Life and Work. Amsterdam; New York; Oxford; Tokyo: North-Holland (Elsevier). ISBN 044488792X.
External links
[edit]Towns and municipalities in Aichach-Friedberg | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Geographic | |
