Etzelwang
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Etzelwang | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Nicholas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Etzelwang within Amberg-Sulzbach district  | |
  Etzelwang  Etzelwang | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′N 11°35′E / 49.533°N 11.583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Amberg-Sulzbach |
| Municipal assoc. | Neukirchen bei Sulzbach-Rosenberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Roman Berr[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.69 km2 (8.37 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 596 m (1,955 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,412 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92268 |
| Dialling codes | 09663 |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
| Website | www.etzelwang.de |
Etzelwang is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.
Apart from Etzelwang the municipality consists of the following villages:[3]
- Albersdorf
- Gerhardsberg
- Hauseck
- Kirchenreinbach
- Lehendorf
- Lehenhammer
- Neidstein
- Neutras
- Penzenhof
- Rupprechtstein
- Schmidtstadt
- Tabernackel
- Ziegelhütten
History
Etzelwang has existed as a parish since the second half of the 11th century. However, the present municipality of Etzelwang was not created until the Bavarian administrative reforms of 1972 to 1975. It was created from the political units of Neidstein, Kirchenreinbach, and Schmidtstadt.
Name
Etzel comes from the same root as Heinrich or English Henry. It is not certain which Heinrich gave his name to the parish and subsequently to the municipality. It is possible that it refers to Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II, who founded the bishopric of Bamberg, to which the parish belonged.[4]
