Hirschau

Hirschau
Coat of arms
Hirschau
Location of Hirschau within Amberg-Sulzbach district
Coordinates: 49°32′N 11°57′E / 49.533°N 11.950°E / 49.533; 11.950Coordinates: 49°32′N 11°57′E / 49.533°N 11.950°E / 49.533; 11.950
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Palatinate
District	Amberg-Sulzbach
Government
• Mayor	Hans Drexler (CSU)
Area
• Total	74.90 km2 (28.92 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,795
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	92242
Dialling codes	09622
Website	hirschau.de

Hirschau is a municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Hirschau lies directly on the Bundesstraße 14 (Nuremberg - Rozvadov), 13 km northeast of Amberg and about 65 km east of Nuremberg. Apart from the main village Hirschau, the municipality consists of the following villages:

• Burgstall
• Dienhof
• Ehenfeld
• Krickelsdorf
• Kricklhof
• Krondorf
• Massenricht
• Obersteinbach
• Steiningloh
• Untersteinbach
• Weiher

Economy

Kaolin, used for the production of porcelain, has been mined at Hirschau since 1901. Interesting is the Monte Kaolino, a 120 meter high mound made from 32,000,000 tons of quartz sand from excess sand in years of operation. It is now used as a (sand) skiing/camping resort during the summer months. It is also the place where the yearly Sandboarding Championships are held.

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