Aichach

Aichach (Central Bavarian: Oacha) is a town in Germany, located in the Bundesland of Bavaria and situated just northeast of Augsburg. It is the capital of the district of Aichach-Friedberg. The municipality of Aichach counts some 20,000 inhabitants. It is not far from the motorway that connects Munich and Stuttgart, the A8. The local river is called Paar.

History
Aichach's history dates back nearly 1000 years.

A prison for women was established in Aichach in 1909. In 1967, Ilse Koch, also known as The Witch of Buchenwald, committed suicide here.

Parish parts
There are 40 parts of the municipality:


 * Aich (chapel)
 * Aichach (main town)
 * Aichach (railway station)
 * Algertshausen (Kirchdorf)
 * Andersbach (wasteland)
 * Blumenthal (hamlet)
 * Ecknach (Pfarrdorf)
 * Edenried (Kirchdorf)
 * Eitershofen (wasteland)
 * Frogham (Wasteland)
 * Gallenbach (parish village)
 * Gansbach (wasteland)
 * Griesbeckerzell (parish village)
 * Hiesling (village)
 * courtyard garden (village)
 * Ippertshausen (hamlet)
 * Blades (parish village)
 * Knottenried (wasteland)
 * Matzenberg (wasteland)
 * Neuhausen (hamlet)
 * Neulhof (upper) (hamlet)
 * Neulhof (lower) (wasteland)
 * Neumuehle (hamlet)
 * Nisselsbach (wasteland)
 * Oberbernbach (parish village)
 * Obermauerbach (parish village)
 * Oberschneitbach (Kirchdorf)
 * Oberwittelsbach (parish village)
 * Röckerszell (wasteland)
 * Sulzbach (parish village)
 * Potting Mill (Wasteland)
 * Untergriesbach (village)
 * Untermauerbach (Kirchdorf)
 * Untermühle (Wasteland)
 * Unterschneitbach (Kirchdorf)
 * Unterwittelsbach (village)
 * Walchshofen
 * Wilpersberg (wasteland)
 * Windten (Wasteland)
 * Wöresbach (wasteland)

Mayor
Since 1996: Klaus Habermann (born 1953) (SPD)

Twin towns – sister cities
Aichach is twinned with:
 * 🇦🇹 Brixlegg, Austria
 * 🇭🇺 Gödöllő, Hungary
 * 🇩🇪 Schifferstadt, Germany

Notable people

 * Erhard Bühler (born 1956), major general
 * Christoph Burkhard (born 1984), footballer
 * Johannes Engel (1453–1512), doctor, astronomer and astrologer
 * Matthias Greitter (1495–1550), cantor and composer
 * Chrislo Haas (1956–2004), musician
 * Vincenz Müller (1894–1961), officer of Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and NVA