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Schnaittenbach
Town
Church of Saint Vitus
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Schnaittenbach within Amberg-Sulzbach district
Schnaittenbach Show map of Germany Schnaittenbach Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°32′N 12°1′E / 49.533°N 12.017°E / 49.533; 12.017
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Amberg-Sulzbach
Subdivisions	10 Stadtteile
Government
•  Mayor (2020–26)	Marcus Eichenmüller [1] ( CSU)
Area
• Total	62.55 km2 (24.15 sq mi)
Elevation	403 m (1,322 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31) [2]
• Total	4,260
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Postal codes	92253
Dialling codes	09622
Vehicle registration	AS
Website	www.schnaittenbach.de

Schnaittenbach is a town in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Amberg.

Geography

Apart from the town Schnaittenbach the municipality consists of the following villages: ^[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Schnaittenbach is member of the so called "Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft". It connects cities, which are connected to the mineral Kaolin. The partnership was established in November 2004. Aside Schnaittenbach the members of this partnership are the bavarian cities Tirschenreuth und Hirschau, from Saxony Königswartha, Sornzig-Ablaß and the city Mügeln, Nová Role from Czech Republic and Nowogrodziec from Poland. ^[4]

Beside the Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft Schnaittenbach is twinned with Buchberg, Switzerland.

Notable people

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