Zirndorf | |
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 FormerHouse of Lords built in 1696 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Zirndorf within Fürth district  | |
  Zirndorf  Zirndorf | |
| Coordinates:49°27′N10°57′E / 49.450°N 10.950°E /49.450; 10.950 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Mittelfranken |
| District | Fürth |
| Subdivisions | 12Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | Thomas Zwingel[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.78 km2 (11.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 26,257 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 90513 |
| Dialling codes | 0911, 09127 (Wintersdorf, Weinzierlein) |
| Vehicle registration | FÜ |
| Website | www.zirndorf.de |
Zirndorf (German pronunciation:[ˈt͡sɪʁndɔʁf]ⓘ) is a town, which is part of the district ofFürth. It is located in northernBavaria,Germany in theRegierungsbezirk ofMiddle Franconia.
The following towns and municipalities share borders with Zirndorf; they are listed in clockwise order, starting in the north:
The first mention of the town occurs in a document dated 9 September 1297. The town was virtually destroyed during theThirty Years' War, though thebrewing industry established in the late seventeenth century helped in its recovery. In the mid-nineteenth century, the toy industry contributed to the town’s industrial development, and remains important today.
In 1935 the city of Zirndorf applied to theGerman Reich Administration to have acaserne built here. The application was approved, with the condition ofReichsmarschallHermann Göring, that construction must be in theFranconian style. The plans were prepared by the Construction Office of theGerman Air Force, and work began on the Barracks in the spring of 1938. It was completed in mid-1940. This Spotlight andAnti-Aircraft Barracks as it was then called, was one of the best military training barracks in theThird Reich.
In 1945, soldiers of the U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment occupied the barracks. On 11 May 1949, this barracks was renamed in honor ofJohn J. Pinder Jr., an American soldier who fell in a battle near Colleville-sur-Mer,France, on 6 June 1944. For his bravery, he was posthumously awarded theMedal of Honor.
In the decades since 1945, many American units were stationed at Pinder Barracks. The 22nd Artillery Battalion of the Fourth Armored Division was based there in the late 1950s. The1st Armored Division's Divisional Artillery (DIVARTY) called Zirndorf home from 1971 until shortly after theGulf War in 1991. Shortly thereafter, theArmy and Air Force Exchange Service, Europe (AAFES-Europe), headquartered their operations at Pinder Barracks. In the fall of 1993, the7th Corps Support Group moved its home to Pinder Barracks as well. Within the departure of AAFES-Europe and the 7th Corps Support Group, the chapter of America's presence in Zirndorf came to a close.
Although these barracks were abandoned in the years after 1999, the name Pinder remained by decision of the city administration as the newly formed city district "Pinder Park".[3]
TheBrandstätter Group, producer of thePlaymobil line of toys, is headquartered in Zirndorf,[4] which also features aPlaymobil Funpark.[5]Metz has its head office in Zirndorf.[6]
The towns association football club,ASV Zirndorf, experienced its greatest success in the 1960s when it spent four seasons in the third divisionBayernliga.
Bourganeuf, France
Koppl, Austria
Wintersdorf (Meuselwitz), GermanyTowns and municipalities inFürth (district) | ||
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