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Auerbach in der Oberpfalz

Town in Bavaria, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Auerbach in der Oberpfalz within Amberg-Sulzbach district

(2020–26) Joachim Neuß^[1] (FW)Area

• Total70.33 km² (27.15 sq mi)Elevation

435 m (1,427 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,066 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

91275

Dialling codes09643Vehicle registrationASWebsitewww.auerbach.de

Auerbach in der Oberpfalz (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊɐbax ɪn dɐ ˈoːbɐpfalts] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Bavaria, Germany. In the subdivision Michelfeld there was a Benedictine monastery which is now a nursing home.

Geography

It is located 45 km northeast of Nuremberg. Apart from the town Auerbach the municipality consists of the following villages:^[3]

Bernreuth
Degelsdorf
Dornbach
Espamühle
Gunzendorf
Hagenohe
Hammerberg
Hämmerlmühle
Lehnershof
Leiten
Ligenz
Michelfeld
Mühldorf
Nasnitz
Neumühle
Niedernhof
Nitzlbuch
Ohrenbach
Ortlesbrunn
Pferrach
Ranna
Ranzenthal
Rauhenstein
Reichenbach
Rosenhof
Rußhütte
Saaß
Sackdilling
Sägmühle
Sand
Speckmühle
Staubershammer
Steinamwasser
Weidlwang
Welluck
Zogenreuth

Mayor

Since May 2008 Joachim Neuß is the mayor. Helmut Ott was the mayor 1996–2008.^[4]

Town twinnings

Laneuveville-devant-Nancy, Lorraine, France

Notable citizens

Johann Baptist Metz (1928-2019), Catholic theologian
Heinrich Stromer (1476-1542), professor at the Leipzig university, physician and founder of Auerbach's Cellar.
Johann Michael Doser (1678–1756) artist, mainly in the fields of wood carvings und sculptures for altars
Maurus von Schenkl (1749-1816), Benedictine theologian, librarian and canonist,

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
^ "Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ ""Altbürgermeister Helmut Ott hat Stadt geprägt"".