Aichach
# Aichach

Aichach (German pronunciation: (listen); 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
