- Hirschau
Infobox_German_Location
name = Hirschau
name_local =
image_coa =Wappen Hirschau.png
state = Bavaria
regbzk = Upper Palatinate
district = Amberg-Sulzbach
population = 6162
population_as_of = 2005-06-30
population_ref =
pop_dens = 86
area = 74.90
elevation = 411
lat_deg = 49 | lat_min = 32 | lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 11 | lon_min = 57 | lon_hem = E
postal_code = 92242
area_code = 09622
license = AS
mayor = Hans Drexler (CSU)
website = [http://www.hirschau.de/ hirschau.de] Hirschau is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) district ofBavaria and in the county ofAmberg-Sulzbach .Geography
Location
Hirschau lies directly on the German Federal Highway 14 (Nuremberg - Prague) and ca. 20 km east of the Autobahn 6 (Amberg - Heilbronn),and ca. 15 km west of the Autobahn 93 (Regensburg - Hof). The municipality is about 70 km east of
Nuremberg .Suburbs of Hirschau
*Burgstall
*Dienhof
*Ehenfeld
*Krickelsdorf
*Kricklhof
*Krondorf
*Massenricht
*Obersteinbach
*Steiningloh
*Untersteinbach
*WeiherCulture & Miscellaneous Interests
Interesting is the
Monte Kaolino , a 120 meter high mound made from 32,000,000 tons ofquartz sand. It is also the place where the yearlySandboarding Championships are held.Mining has been common since 1901 and the quartz sand and
Kaolin is also used for the production ofporcelain and paper.It is also used as a skiing/camping resort during the summer months.
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