Tuchenbach

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Tuchenbach within Fürth district

(2020–26) Leonhard Eder^[1]Area

• Total6.50 km² (2.51 sq mi)Elevation

345 m (1,132 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,388 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

90587

Dialling codes0911Vehicle registrationFÜWebsitewww.tuchenbach.de

Tuchenbach is a municipality in the district of Fürth in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Tuchenbach is located about 20 Kilometer west of Nuremberg. The closest villages are Obermichelbach, Veitsbronn, Puschendorf and the town of Herzogenaurach. The altitude is 345 Meters. The area of Tuchenbach is 6.50 km²

History

Tuchenbach was first officially mentioned in 1284.

Population

The population was 1226 on 30 June 2007. The density is 184/m².

Politics

Town Council

The Town Council has 13 members, including the mayor. The "Interessengemeinschaft Tuchenbach" has 8 seats, the SPD has 1 seats and the "Wählergemeinschaft Tuchenbach" has 3 seats (Election 2008).

Mayor

Leonhard Eder (Interessensgemeinschaft) was elected mayor on 3 March 2002 with 61.8%. He was re-elected on 2 March 2008 with 73.8%, and again in 2014 and 2020.

Church

The "Friedenskirche" (Peace Church) including a cemetery was opened in 2000.

Sport clubs

Sportfreunde Tuchenbach

The Sportreunde Tuchenbach have soccer teams, gym, archery, cycling and Ping-Pong.

Tennisclub Tuchenbach

The tennis club was founded is 1977 and it has 4 clay courts.

Different

The ZIP-Code is 90587. The Area Code is 0911. The address of the townhall is Schulplatz 2, 90587 Tuchenbach

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).