Windsbach | |
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Location of Windsbach within Ansbach district  | |
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| Coordinates:49°15′N10°49′E / 49.250°N 10.817°E /49.250; 10.817 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Mittelfranken |
| District | Ansbach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | Matthias Seitz[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.17 km2 (26.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,248 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 91575 |
| Dialling codes | 09871, 09876 (Kitschendorf) |
| Vehicle registration | AN, DKB, FEU, ROT |
| Website | www.windsbach.de |
Windsbach is a town in thedistrict of Ansbach, inBavaria,Germany. It is situated 20 km east ofAnsbach, and 29 km southwest ofNuremberg.
Windsbach is located in the Rangau area on the riverFranconian Rezat. The city's position is 20 km eastward of the district capitalAnsbach and 40 km southwestern ofNuremberg. Beside the Franconian Rezat theAurach, a tributary of theRednitz flows through the community area.
The following communities surround Windsbach (beginning north going clockwise direction):Rohr,Kammerstein,Abenberg,Spalt,Mitteleschenbach,Wolframs-Eschenbach,Lichtenau,Neuendettelsau andHeilsbronn.
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Windsbach consists out of 29 suburbs:
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The city council has (including the 1. Mayor) 21 members:
| Party | Seats |
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| CSU / Engaged Citizens | 6 |
| SPD / Independent Voters | 6 |
| Voter-Alliance Hinterland of Windsbach | 4 |
| Green Party | 2 |
| Free Voters /Citizen Fraction of Windsbach (WBB) | 2 |
(Status: Municipal Elections of 2 March 2008)
Windsbach is famous for its high school, the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Gymnasium, which is named after the composerJohann Sebastian Bach. It is one of the best schools in Bavaria and teaches among other things modern languages (English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, e. g.), old languages (Latin, Old Greek), maths, physics and chemistry (of course there are much more standard subjects like history, geography, biology, religious education, P.E., art e.g.)
Windsbach is also the home of theWindsbach Boys Choir founded in 1946 and from 1978 to 2012 under the direction ofKarl-Friedrich Beringer. The choir is one of the most renowned boy's choirs of the world.
Windsbach is member in the following institutions and organisations:
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