Aichach

Aichach
Town
Town center
Town center
Coat of arms of Aichach
Coat of arms
Location of Aichach within Aichach-Friedberg district
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Aichach is located in Germany
Aichach
Aichach
Aichach is located in Bavaria
Aichach
Aichach
Coordinates: 48°27′N 11°08′E / 48.450°N 11.133°E / 48.450; 11.133
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictAichach-Friedberg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Klaus Habermann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
92.97 km2 (35.90 sq mi)
Highest elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Lowest elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
22,222
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
86551
Dialling codes08251
Vehicle registrationAIC
Websitewww.aichach.de

Aichach (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪçax] ⓘ; Central Bavarian: Oacha) is a town in Germany, located in the Bundesland of Bavaria and situated just northeast of Augsburg. It is the capital of the district of Aichach-Friedberg. The municipality of Aichach counts some 20,000 inhabitants. It is not far from the motorway that connects Munich and Stuttgart, the A8. The local river is called Paar.

History

Aichach's history dates back nearly 1000 years.

A prison for women was established in Aichach in 1909. In 1967, Ilse Koch, also known as The Witch of Buchenwald, committed suicide here.

Parish parts

There are 40 parts of the municipality:[3][4]

  • Aich (chapel)
  • Aichach (main town)
  • Aichach (railway station)
  • Algertshausen (Kirchdorf)
  • Andersbach (wasteland)
  • Blumenthal (hamlet)
  • Ecknach (Pfarrdorf)
  • Edenried (Kirchdorf)
  • Eitershofen (wasteland)
  • Frogham (Wasteland)
  • Gallenbach (parish village)
  • Gansbach (wasteland)
  • Griesbeckerzell (parish village)
  • Hiesling (village)
  • courtyard garden (village)
  • Ippertshausen (hamlet)
  • Blades (parish village)
  • Knottenried (wasteland)
  • Matzenberg (wasteland)
  • Neuhausen (hamlet)
  • Neulhof (upper) (hamlet)
  • Neulhof (lower) (wasteland)
  • Neumuehle (hamlet)
  • Nisselsbach (wasteland)
  • Oberbernbach (parish village)
  • Obermauerbach (parish village)
  • Oberschneitbach (Kirchdorf)
  • Oberwittelsbach (parish village)
  • Röckerszell (wasteland)
  • Sulzbach (parish village)
  • Potting Mill (Wasteland)
  • Untergriesbach (village)
  • Untermauerbach (Kirchdorf)
  • Untermühle (Wasteland)
  • Unterschneitbach (Kirchdorf)
  • Unterwittelsbach (village)
  • Walchshofen
  • Wilpersberg (wasteland)
  • Windten (Wasteland)
  • Wöresbach (wasteland)

Mayor

Since 1996: Klaus Habermann (born 1953) (SPD)

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Aichach is twinned with:[5]

Notable people

Vinzenz Müller in 1951

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. ^ "Aichach | bavarikon". www.bavarikon.de. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  4. ^ "Ortsteile - Stadt Aichach, Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg - BayernPortal". www.bayernportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  5. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Aichach. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  6. ^ Ernst Zinner, E. Brown (translator) (1990). Regiomontanus, His Life and Work. Amsterdam; New York; Oxford; Tokyo: North-Holland (Elsevier). ISBN 044488792X.