Schnaittach

Schnaittach
Schnaittach
Municipality
	Schnaittach seen from the Rothenberg Fortress
	Coat of arms
	Location of Schnaittach within Nürnberger Land district
	Schnaittach Schnaittach
	Coordinates: 49°33′33″N 11°20′35″E / 49.55917°N 11.34306°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Nürnberger Land
Subdivisions	33 parts
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Frank Pitterlein (CSU)
Area
• Total	49.36 km2 (19.06 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	8,516
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91220
Dialling codes	09153
Vehicle registration	LAU, ESB, HEB, N, PEG
Website	www.schnaittach.de

Schnaittach is a market town in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.

Geography edit

Schnaittach is on the river Schnaittach, a tributary of the Pegnitz.

History edit

Schnaittach was first mentioned in 1011. Until 1806 the Christian population of Schnaittach was Catholic, in contrast to the surrounding areas. Schnaittach has had a large Jewish community since the 15th century. Today, the building complex of the synagogue houses a branch of the Jewish Museum of Franconia (the main museum is in Fürth).

Twin towns edit

Twinned with Frohnleiten, Austria
"Friendship" with Schlettau, Saxony

References edit

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).

External links edit

Official town Web site (in German)
Fortifications near Schnaittach (in German)
Jewish Museum of Franconia (in German)

Schnaittach Synagogue, built in 1570.

[1] Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).

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