Tuchenbach

Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen von Tuchenbach.pnglat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 31 |lat_sec = 59
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 52 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan = Landkreis_Fürth.svg
Bundesland = Bavaria
Regierungsbezirk = Mittelfranken
Kreis = Fürth
Höhe = 345
Fläche = 6.50
Einwohner = 1226
Stand = 2007-06-30
PLZ = 90587
Vorwahl = 0911
Kfz = FÜ
Website = [http://www.tuchenbach.de/ www.tuchenbach.de]
Bürgermeister = Leonhard Eder
Partei = IGT

Tuchenbach is a municipality in the district of Fürth in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Tuchenbach is located about 20 Kilometer west of Nuernberg. The closest villages are Obermichelbach, Veitsbronn, Puschendorf and the town of Herzogenaurach. The altitude is 345 Meters. The area of Tuchenbach is 6.50 km²

History

Tuchenbach was first officially mentioned in 1284.

Population

The population was 1226 on 06/30/2007. The density is 184/m².

Politics

Town Council

The Town Council has 13 members, including the mayor. The "Interessengemeinschaft Tuchenbach" has 8 seats, the SPD has 1 seats and the "Wählergemeinschaft Tuchenbach" has 3 seats (Election 2008).

Mayor

Leonhard Eder (Interessensgemeinschaft) was elected mayor on March 3rd, 2002 with 61,8%. He was reelected on March 2nd, 2008 with 73.8%.

Church

The "Friedenskirche" (Peace Church) including a cemetery was opened in 2000.

Sport Clubs

Sportfreunde Tuchenbach

The Sportreunde Tuchenbach have soccer teams, gym, archery, cycling and Ping-Pong.

Tennisclub Tuchenbach

The tennis club was founded is 1977 and it has 4 clay courts.

Different

The ZIP-Code is 90587. The Area Code is 0911. The address of the townhall is Schulplatz 2,90587 Tuchenbach

External links

* http://www.tuchenbach.de/
* http://www.sportfreunde-tuchenbach.de/
* http://www.tc-tuchenbach.de/