Schnaittenbach
Town in Bavaria, Germany
Schnaittenbach (German pronunciation: [ˈʃnaɪtn̩ˌbax] ⓘ) is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Amberg.
01Geography
Apart from the town Schnaittenbach the municipality consists of the following villages:
- Demenricht
- Döswitz
- Forst
- Götzendorf
- Haidhof
- Haidmühle
- Holzhammer
- Kemnath a.Buchberg
- Mertenberg
- Neuersdorf
- Seblasmühle
- Sitzambuch
- Tradlmühle
- Trichenricht
- Ziegelhütte
02Twin towns, sister cities
Schnaittenbach is member of the so-called "Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft". It connects cities, which are connected to the mineral Kaolin. The partnership was established in November 2004. Aside Schnaittenbach the members of this partnership are the bavarian cities Tirschenreuth und Hirschau, from Saxony Königswartha, Sornzig-Ablaß and the city Mügeln, Nová Role from Czech Republic and Nowogrodziec from Poland.
Beside the Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft Schnaittenbach is twinned with Buchberg, Switzerland.
03Notable people
- Bernhard Zimniok (born 1953), politician
Sources and credits
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- Kirche St. Vitus Schnaittenbach.jpg by Sist, Attribution
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