Hirschbach, Bavaria
Hirschbach is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.
Hirschbach | |
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![]() Center of Hirschbach with the chapel | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Hirschbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 49°33′N 11°32′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
District | Amberg-Sulzbach |
Municipal assoc. | Königstein (Bayern) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hans Durst (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,189 |
• Density | 44/km2 (120/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 |
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.[2]
References
- "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
- Sebald, Katja. "Hitler's Secret Grandstand: The Nazi Plan to Build World's Biggest Stadium". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
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