Hirschau
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| Hirschau | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Palatinate |
| District | Amberg-Sulzbach |
| Mayor | Hans Drexler (CSU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 74.90 km² (28.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 411 m (1348 ft) |
| Population | 6,162 (30/06/2005) |
| - Density | 82 /km² (213 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | AS |
| Postal code | 92242 |
| Area code | 09622 |
| Website | hirschau.de |
Hirschau is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) district of Bavaria and in the county of Amberg-Sulzbach.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Hirschau lies directly on the German Federal Highway 14 (Nuremberg - Prague) and ca. 20 km east of the Autobahn 6 (Amberg - Heilbronn),and ca. 15 km west of the Autobahn 93 (Regensburg - Hof). The municipality is about 70 km east of Nuremberg.
[edit] Suburbs of Hirschau
- Burgstall
- Dienhof
- Ehenfeld
- Krickelsdorf
- Kricklhof
- Krondorf
- Massenricht
- Obersteinbach
- Steiningloh
- Untersteinbach
- Weiher
[edit] Culture & Miscellaneous Interests
Interesting is the Monte Kaolino, a 120 meter high mound made from 32,000,000 tons of quartz sand. It is also the place where the yearly Sandboarding Championships are held.
Mining has been common since 1901 and the quartz sand and Kaolin is also used for the production of porcelain and paper.
It is also used as a skiing/camping resort during the summer months.
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