Sünching | |
|---|---|
 Sünching Palace | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sünching within Regensburg district  | |
  Sünching  Sünching | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′47″N 12°21′16″E / 48.87972°N 12.35444°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Regensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Sünching |
| Subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Robert Spindler[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.41 km2 (7.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,231 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 93104 |
| Dialling codes | 09480 |
| Vehicle registration | R |
| Website | www.suenching.de |
Sünching is a municipality in Germany. It is located in Bavaria, Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate). It borders in the south to Niederbayern.
Geography
Sünching has two rivers called Laber: the Große Laber (Big Laber) and the Kleine Laber (Little Laber); both flow to the Danube.
Parts of Sünchings community
(information as of August 28, 2002)
- (On the) Hardt (92 people)
- Haidenkofen (123 people)
- Sünching itself (1755 people)
- Ziegelstadel (8 people)
Ziegelstadel is official a part of Sünching.
Politics
The council has 12 members.
History
The aristocrats of the Sünchinger are demonstrable from the 12th century till the middle of 14th century. The counts of Seinsheim (a branch line of whom are the princes of Schwarzenberg) were owners from 1573 until 1916. The last count left it to his grandson, the baron Hoenning O'Carroll, who still resides in the castle with his wife and daughter.
Sights
- The palace of Sünching.
The palace of Sünching is an octagonal building, which is very rare in Europe. The house itself is painted green-white and has a big garden where often are weddings or confirmation parties. The court is used as a joiner's workshop.
- Churches
In Sünching is mainly a Catholic church called Saint Johannes. As most of the people are Catholic, there's no Protestant church.
Traffic
Sünching has a railway station on the Regensburg–Passau line which is very important for the people in Sünching and near it.
Schools
- Basic school with 2 years of a secondary school.
- Montessori-school
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
