Hirschbach, Bavaria

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Center of Hirschbach with the chapel
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Location of Hirschbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district
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Hirschbach
Coordinates: 49°33′N11°32′E / 49.550°N 11.533°E / 49.550; 11.533 Coordinates: 49°33′N11°32′E / 49.550°N 11.533°E / 49.550; 11.533
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberpfalz
District Amberg-Sulzbach
Municipal assoc. Königstein (Bayern)
Government
   Mayor (202026) Hermann Mertel [1]
Area
  Total26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi)
Elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total1,183
  Density44/km2 (110/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

Hirschbach is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.

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. [3]

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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. Sebald, Katja. "Hitler's Secret Grandstand: The Nazi Plan to Build World's Biggest Stadium". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2012-10-18.