Affing

Affing

Coat of arms
Affing

Coordinates: 48°28′N 10°59′E / 48.467°N 10.983°E / 48.467; 10.983Coordinates: 48°28′N 10°59′E / 48.467°N 10.983°E / 48.467; 10.983
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Aichach-Friedberg
Government
 • Mayor Markus Winklhofer (CSU)
Area
 • Total 44.86 km2 (17.32 sq mi)
Elevation 465 m (1,526 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 5,359
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 86444
Dialling codes 08207
Vehicle registration AIC
Website www.affing.de

Affing is a municipality near (10 km) Augsburg in Aichach-Friedberg district, in Swabia - Bavaria, southern Germany.

The municipality covers an area of 44.85 km². Of the total population of 5,140, 2,591 are male, 2,248 are female, and 301 are of indeterminate status (Dec 31, 2003). The population density of the community is 115 inhabitants per km².

Districts (villages) of the municipality Affing: Affing with Iglbach, Anwalting, Aulzhausen, Bergen, Frechholzhausen, Gebenhofen, Haunswies, Katzenthal, Miedering, Mühlhausen, Pfaffenzell.

In May 2015 a tornado devastated Affing, causing severe damage.[2]

Partner city

Schloss Affing c. 1700 - copper engraving by Michael Wening. Affing was formerly a hofmark and the schloss was its seat.

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
  2. ↑ Affing: Heftige Schäden nach Tornado (in German) Münchner Merkur, published: 14 May 2015, accessed: 23 May 2015


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