Hirschau

Hirschau
Municipality
Hirschau seen from Monte Kaolino
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hirschau within Amberg-Sulzbach district
Hirschau Hirschau
Coordinates: 49°32′N 11°57′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Palatinate
District	Amberg-Sulzbach
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Hermann Falk (CSU)
Area
• Total	74.90 km2 (28.92 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)
• Total	5,604
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92242
Dialling codes	09622
Vehicle registration	AS
Website	hirschau.de

Hirschau (German pronunciation: [ˈhɪʁʃaʊ̯] (listen)) is a municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Hirschau lies directly on the Bundesstraße 14 (Nuremberg - Rozvadov), 13 km northeast of Amberg and about 65 km east of Nuremberg. Apart from the main village Hirschau, the municipality consists of the following villages:

• Burgstall
• Dienhof
• Ehenfeld
• Krickelsdorf
• Kricklhof
• Krondorf
• Massenricht
• Obersteinbach
• Steiningloh
• Untersteinbach
• Weiher

Economy

Kaolin, used for the production of porcelain, has been mined at Hirschau since 1901. Interesting is the Monte Kaolino, a 120 meter high mound made from 32,000,000 tons of quartz sand from excess sand in years of operation. It is now used as a (sand) skiing/camping resort during the summer months. It is also the place where the yearly Sandboarding Championships are held.