Aach, Baden-Württemberg
town in Germany
Aach [aːx] is a small town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Being situated close to Lake Constance and the Swiss border, it is mostly known for the Aachtopf — Germany's biggest natural spring in terms of production.
Aach | |
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Coordinates: 47°50′44″N 8°51′6″E / 47.84556°N 8.85167°ECoordinates: 47°50′44″N 8°51′6″E / 47.84556°N 8.85167°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Konstanz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Severin Graf (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) |
Population (2015-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,243 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 78267 |
Dialling codes | 07774 |
Vehicle registration | KN |
Website | www.aach.de |
Lordship of Aach Herrschaft Aach | |||||||||
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before 1100 – 1805 | |||||||||
Status | Lordship | ||||||||
Capital | Aach | ||||||||
Common languages | Low Alemannic | ||||||||
Government | Lordship | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
before 1100 | |||||||||
1283 | |||||||||
1499 | |||||||||
• Occupied: German Peasants' War | 1525 | ||||||||
• Ravaged during French Revolutionary Wars | March 25, 1799 | ||||||||
• Mediatised to Baden | 1805 | ||||||||
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Aach has a city council with twelve seats. The last elections in 2004 brought three seats for the CDU, three seats for the SPD and four seats for independent voters' associations. Aach's mayor is Severin Graf (CDU).
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
Other websitesEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aach (Hegau). |
- (in German) Aach:History and images Archived 2013-01-06 at Archive.today