Sünching

Sünching
Palace
Sünching
Coordinates
Administration
Country 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 (7.49 sq mi)
Elevation 341 m  (1119 ft)
Population 1,898 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 98 /km2 (253 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate R
Postal code 93104
Area code 09480
Website www.suenching.de

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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Geography

Sünching has two rivers called Laber: the Große Laber (Big Laber) and the Kleine Laber (Little Laber); both flow to the Danube.

Parts of Sünchings community

(information as of August 28, 2002)

Ziegelstadel is official a part of Sünching.

Politics

The council has 12 members.

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.

Sights

The palace of Sünching is an octagonal building, which is 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.

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

Traffic

Sünching has a railway station on the Regensburg–Passau line which is very important for the people in Sünching and near it.

Schools

References