Wolnzach

Wolnzach
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Coordinates: 48°36′N 11°37′E / 48.600°N 11.617°E / 48.600; 11.617Coordinates: 48°36′N 11°37′E / 48.600°N 11.617°E / 48.600; 11.617
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Jens Machold[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	91.62 km2 (35.37 sq mi)
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,704
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	85283
Dialling codes	08442
Vehicle registration	PAF
Website	www.wolnzach.de

Wolnzach (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlntsax], locally [ˈvɔɪntsɔ(x)]) is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria, Germany. It is also a "seal district" ("Siegelbezirk") of the hop-planting area Hallertau, and home of important hops-related institutions such as the German Hops Museum ("Deutsches Hopfenmuseum") and the Hop Research Center Hüll.

History[]

Wolnzach was first mentioned in the foundation document of Wessobrunn Abbey in 756, by the name of Wolamotesaha. In 1150 there occurs the first documentary reference to Wolnzach as the site of a market.

In 1926, the German Hop Research Society established a research site in Hüll near Wolnzach, which would develop into the Hop Research Center Hüll in 1962.

The was founded in 2002.

Alois Dallmayr, former owner of the famous Dallmayr food store in Munich originated from Wolnzach.

Twin towns[]

Wolnzach is twinned with Poperinge in Belgium since 1965.

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External links[]

Media related to Wolnzach at Wikimedia Commons

• (in German) German Hops Museum, Wolnzach

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