Hirschbach, Bavaria

Hirschbach

Hirschbach

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Hirschbach

Coordinates: 49°33′N 11°32′E / 49.550°N 11.533°E / 49.550; 11.533Coordinates: 49°33′N 11°32′E / 49.550°N 11.533°E / 49.550; 11.533
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)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,237
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 92275
Dialling codes 09665
Vehicle registration AS
Website www.gemeinde-hirschbach.de

Hirschbach is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.

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]

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