Aichach

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Aichach
Town center
Town center
Coat of arms of Aichach
Coat of arms
Location of Aichach within Aichach-Friedberg district
Aichach is located in Germany
Aichach
Aichach
Coordinates: 48°27′0″N 11°08′0″E / 48.45000°N 11.13333°E / 48.45000; 11.13333Coordinates: 48°27′0″N 11°08′0″E / 48.45000°N 11.13333°E / 48.45000; 11.13333
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictAichach-Friedberg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Klaus Habermann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total92.97 km2 (35.90 sq mi)
Highest elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Lowest elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total21,488
 • Density230/km2 (600/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] (About this soundlisten)) 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. Bavaria's only women's prison was established in Aichach in 1909.

History[]

Aichach's history dates back nearly 1000 years.

Mayor[]

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

Town twinning[]

Aichach is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of the town[]

Vinzenz Müller 1951 speaking Volkskammer Berlin
  • Matthias Greitter (1495–1550), cantor and composer
  • Franz Beck (1846–1918), member of parliament and mayor of the city
  • Vincenz Müller (1894–1961), officer of Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and NVA
  • Rudolf Wagner (1937–2012), a teacher, local historian and archivist
  • Chrislo Haas (1956–2004), musician
  • Erhard Bühler (born 1956), major general
  • Harry Blank (born 1968), actor
  • Christoph Burkhard (born 1984), German footballer
  • Johannes Engel (1453-1512), also known as Johannes Angelus, was a doctor, astronomer and astrologer[3]

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. ^ Ernst Zinner, E. Brown (translator) (1990). Regiomontanus, His Life and Work. Amsterdam; New York; Oxford; Tokyo: North-Holland (Elsevier). ISBN 044488792X.

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