Aichach

Aichach
Aichach
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Swabia
District Aichach-Friedberg
Mayor Klaus Habermann (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 92.97 km2 (35.90 sq mi)
Elevation 435-530 m
Population 20,866 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 224 /km2 (581 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AIC
Postal code 86551
Area code 08251
Website www.aichach.de

Aichach (German pronunciation: [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.

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History

Aichach's history dates back nearly 1000 years.

In 1997, it celebrated 650 years of town status.

Town twinning

Aichach is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 

External links

Towns and municipalities in Aichach-Friedberg