Aichach
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| Aichach | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Swabia |
| District | Aichach-Friedberg |
| Mayor | Klaus Habermann (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 92.97 km² (35.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 435-530 m |
| Population | 20,887 (30/06/2005) |
| - Density | 225 /km² (582 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | AIC |
| Postal code | 86551 |
| Area code | 08251 |
| Website | www.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
Gödöllő, Hungary
[edit] External links
- www.aichach.de — official website
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