Schnaittenbach Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DEU Schnaittenbach COA.svg
Coordinates:49.5333°N 13°W
Image Plan:Schnaittenbach in AS.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberpfalz
District:Amberg-Sulzbach
Elevation:403
Area:62.55
Postal Code:92253
Area Code:09622
Licence:AS
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 3 71 150
Divisions:10 Stadtteile
Website:www.schnaittenbach.de
Mayor:Marcus Eichenmüller[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

Schnaittenbach is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Amberg.

Geography

Apart from the town Schnaittenbach the municipality consists of the following villages:[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Schnaittenbach is member of the so called "Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft". It connects cities, which are connected to the mineral Kaolin. The partnership was established in November 2004. Aside Schnaittenbach the members of this partnership are the bavarian cities Tirschenreuth und Hirschau, from Saxony Königswartha, Sornzig-Ablaß and the city Mügeln, Nová Role from Czech Republic and Nowogrodziec from Poland.[3]

Beside the Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft Schnaittenbach is twinned with Buchberg, Switzerland.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
  2. Web site: Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl. 2024-02-15.
  3. Web site: Partnerschaften. de. 2024-01-18.