Wolnzach

Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen Wolnzach.pngWappengröße = 113
lat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 36
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 37
Lageplan = Wolnzach - Lage im Landkreis.pngBundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberbayern
Landkreis = Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Höhe = 415
Fläche = 91.62
Einwohner = 10959
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 85283
Vorwahl = 08442
Kfz = PAF
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 86 162
LOCODE = DE WLZ
Straße = Marktplatz 1
Website = [http://www.wolnzach.de/ www.wolnzach.de]
Bürgermeister = Jens Machold
Partei = CSU

Wolnzach is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria, Germany. It is also a "seal district" ("Siegelbezirk") of the hop-planting area Hallertau, and home of important hops-related institutions like the German Hops Museum ("Deutsches Hopfenmuseum").

History

Wolnzach was first mentioned in the foundation document of Wessobrunn Abbey in 756, by the name of "Wolamotesaha". In 1150 there occurs the first documentary reference to Wolnzach as the site of a market.

The German Hops Museum was founded in 2002.

Alois Dallmayr, former owner of the famous Dallmayr food store in Munich originated from Wolnzach.

Twin towns

Wolnzach is twinned with
*Poperinge in Belgium, since 1965

External links

*de icon [http://www.hopfenmuseum.de/ German Hops Museum, Wolnzach]