Hirschbach, Bavaria
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
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Hirschbach (German pronunciation: [ˈhɪʁʃbax]) is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.
Hirschbach | |
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Center of Hirschbach with the chapel | |
 Flag _COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Hirschbach
within Amberg-Sulzbach district  | |
 Location of Hirschbach | |
  Hirschbach Location within Germany  Hirschbach Location within Bavaria | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′N 11°32′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Amberg-Sulzbach |
| Municipal assoc. | Königstein (Bayern) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Hermann Mertel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.03 km2 (11.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,184 |
| • Density | 38.16/km2 (98.83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92275 |
| Dialling codes | 09665 |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
| Website | www.gemeinde-hirschbach.de |
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]
