Etzelwang

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Etzelwang
Municipality
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Location of Etzelwang within Amberg-Sulzbach district
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Etzelwang
Coordinates: 49°32′N11°35′E / 49.533°N 11.583°E / 49.533; 11.583 Coordinates: 49°32′N11°35′E / 49.533°N 11.583°E / 49.533; 11.583
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
 • Total21.69 km2 (8.37 sq mi)
Highest elevation
596 m (1,955 ft)
Lowest elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
 • Total1,384
 • Density64/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.

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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. [3]

Sights

Places of interest in Etzelwang include the following:

The church was originally dedicated in 1059, but subsequently destroyed. The present church was built from 1721 to the completion of the tower in 1763.

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References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. ↑ History Official site Etzelwang
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