Windsbach

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Windsbach (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪnt͡sˌbax] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a town in Ansbach, a district (Landkreis) in Middle Franconia. It is 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of Ansbach, and 29 kilometres (18 miles) southwest of Nuremberg.

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The Rezat river in Windsbach
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Geography

Location

Windsbach is in the Rangau area at the Franconian Rezat River. The city's position is 20 kilometres (12 miles) eastward of the district capital Ansbach and 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwestern of Nuremberg. Beside the Franconian Rezat River the Aurach, a side arm of the Rednitz River flows through the community area.

The following communities surround Windsbach (beginning north going clockwise direction): Rohr, Kammerstein, Abenberg, Spalt, Mitteleschenbach, Wolframs-Eschenbach, Lichtenau, Neuendettelsau and Heilsbronn.

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Kolbenstraße 52.

Suburbs

Windsbach consists out of 29 suburbs:

  • Bertholdsdorf
  • Brunn
  • Buckenmühle
  • Elpersdorf
  • Hergersbach
  • Hölzleinsmühle
  • Hopfenmühle
  • Ismannsdorf
  • Kettersbach
  • Kitschendorf
  • Kugelmühle
  • Lanzendorf
  • Leipersloh
  • Moosbach
  • Neuses
  • Retzendorf
  • Sauernheim
  • Schwalbenmühle
  • Speckheim
  • Suddersorf
  • Thonhof
  • Untereschenbach
  • Veitsaurach
  • Waldhaus
  • Wernsmühle
  • Windsbach
  • Winkelhaid
  • Winterhof
  • Wolfsau
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Politics

  • First mayor: Matthias Seitz (SPD)
  • Second mayor: Norbert Kleinöder (Hinterland of Windsbach)
  • Third mayor: Karl Schuler (SPD)

City Council

The City Council has (including the 1. Mayor) 21 members:

Party Seats
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)

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Memberships

Windsbach is member in the following institutions and organisations:

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