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Windsbach is a town in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 20 km east of Ansbach, and 29 km southwest of Nuremberg.

Windsbach
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Windsbach within Ansbach district
Windsbach
Windsbach
Coordinates: 49°15′N 10°49′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictAnsbach
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Matthias Seitz[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total68.17 km2 (26.32 sq mi)
Elevation
383 m (1,257 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,151
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91575
Dialling codes09871, 09876 (Kitschendorf)
Vehicle registrationAN, DKB, FEU, ROT
Websitewww.windsbach.de
The Rezat river in Windsbach
The Rezat river in Windsbach

Geography



Location


Windsbach is located in the Rangau area on the river Franconian Rezat. The city's position is 20 km eastward of the district capital Ansbach and 40 km southwestern of Nuremberg. Beside the Franconian Rezat the Aurach, a tributary of the Rednitz flows through the community area.

The following communities surround Windsbach (beginning north going clockwise direction): Rohr, Kammerstein, Abenberg, Spalt, Mitteleschenbach, Wolframs-Eschenbach, Lichtenau, Neuendettelsau and Heilsbronn.

Kolbenstraße 52.
Kolbenstraße 52.

Suburbs


Windsbach consists out of 29 suburbs:

  • Bertholdsdorf
  • Brunn
  • Buckenmühle
  • Elpersdorf
  • Hergersbach
  • Hölzleinsmühle
  • Hopfenmühle
  • Ismannsdorf
  • Kettersbach
  • Kitschendorf
  • Kugelmühle
  • Lanzendorf
  • Leipersloh
  • Moosbach
  • Neuses
  • Retzendorf
  • Sauernheim
  • Schwalbenmühle
  • Speckheim
  • Suddersorf
  • Thonhof
  • Untereschenbach
  • Veitsaurach
  • Waldhaus
  • Wernsmühle
  • Windsbach
  • Winkelhaid
  • Winterhof
  • Wolfsau

Politics



City Council


The City Council has (including the 1. Mayor) 21 members:

PartySeats
CSU / Engaged Citizens6
SPD / Independent Voters6
Voter-Alliance Hinterland of Windsbach4
Green Party2
Free Voters / Citizen Fraction of Windsbach (WBB)2

(Status: Municipal Elections of 2 March 2008)


Famous institutions


Windsbach is famous for its high school, the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Gymnasium, which is named after the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It is one of the best schools in Bavaria and teaches among other things modern languages (English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, e. g.), old languages (Latin, Old Greek), maths, physics and chemistry (of course there are much more standard subjects like history, geography, biology, religious education, P.E., art e.g.)

Windsbach is also the home of the Windsbach Boys Choir founded in 1946 and from 1978 to 2012 under the direction of Karl-Friedrich Beringer. The choir is one of the most renowned boy's choirs of the world.


Memberships


Windsbach is member in the following institutions and organisations:


References


  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.



На других языках

- [en] Windsbach

[es] Windsbach

Windsbach es una ciudad en la Franconia Media, en el distrito de Ansbach.

[ru] Виндсбах

Виндсбах (нем. Windsbach) — город в Германии, в земле Бавария.


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