Aichach

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Coordinates: 48°27′N, 11°8′E

Aichach
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Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Swabia
District	Aichach-Friedberg
Population	20,914 (2004)
Area	92.97 km²
Population density	225 /km²
Elevation	435-530 m
Coordinates	48°27′ N 11°8′ E
Postal code	86551
Area code	08251
Licence plate code	AIC
Mayor	Klaus Habermann (SPD)
Website	aichach.de

Aichach [ˈaɪçax] 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 isn't 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.

[edit] History

Aichach's history dates back nearly 1000 years.

In 1997, it celebrated 650 years of town status.

[edit] Town twinning

Aichach is twinned with:

• Brixlegg, Austria
• Schifferstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

[edit] External links

• www.aichach.de — official website