Hirschbach, Bavaria

Hirschbach
Municipality
Center of Hirschbach with the chapel
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hirschbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district
Hirschbach Show map of Germany Hirschbach Show map of Bavaria
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 (2020–26)	Hermann Mertel [1]
Area
• Total	26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31) [2]
• Total	1,183
• Density	44/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.

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]

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
3. "Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl" . Retrieved 2024-02-15.
4. Sebald, Katja. "Hitler's Secret Grandstand: The Nazi Plan to Build World's Biggest Stadium". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2012-10-18.