Schnaittenbach | |
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![]() Church of Saint Vitus | |
Location of Schnaittenbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district ![]() | |
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 | 62.55 km2 (24.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,277 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/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 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]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).
- ^ "Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl". Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Partnerschaften" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-18.