Sünching

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Sünching
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Sünching
Sünching (Germany)
Sünching
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberpfalz
District Regensburg
Municipal assoc. Sünching
Local subdivisions 4 Ortsteile
Mayor Erwin Rist (FUW)
Basic statistics
Area 19.41 km² (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation 341 m  (1119 ft)
Population 1,979  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 102 /km² (264 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate R
Postal code 93104
Area code 09480
Website www.suenching.de

Coordinates: 48°52′47″N 12°21′16″E / 48.87972, 12.35444

Sünching is a municipality in Germany. It is located in Bavaria, Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate). It borders in the south to Niederbayern.

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[edit] Geography

Sünching has two rivers which are called Laber - the big and the little Laber. They go to the Danube.

[edit] Parts of Sünchings community

(information as of August 28, 2002)

  • (On the) Hardt (92 people)
  • Haidenkofen (123 people)
  • Sünching itself (1755 people)
  • Ziegelstadel (8 people)

Ziegelstadel is official a part of Sünching.


[edit] Politics

The council has 12 members.

[edit] History

The aristocrats of the Sünchinger are demonstrable from the 12th century till the middle of 14th century. The counts of Seinsheim were from 1573 till 1916 in the palace of Sünching.

[edit] Sights

  • The palace of Sünching.

The palace of Sünching is an octagonal building. That's very rare in Europe. The house itself is painted green-white and has a big garden where often are weddings or confirmation parties. The court is used as a joiner's workshop.

  • Churches

In Sünching is mainly a Catholic Church called Saint Johannes. As most of the people are Catholic, there's no Protestant church.

[edit] Traffic

Sünching has a railway station which is very important for the people in Sünching and in the near of it. Trains normally drive toward Neumarkt in the north or toward Passau in the south.

[edit] Schools

  • Basic school with 2 years of a secondary school.
  • Montessori-school