Windsbach

Windsbach () is a town in Ansbach, a district (Landkreis) in Middle Franconia. It is  east of Ansbach, and  southwest of Nuremberg.

 Geography 

 Location 
Windsbach is in the Rangau area at the Franconian Rezat River. The city's position is  eastward of the district capital Ansbach and  southwestern of Nuremberg. Beside the Franconian Rezat River the Aurach, a side arm of the Rednitz River flows through the community area.

The following communities surround Windsbach (beginning north going clockwise direction): Rohr, Kammerstein, Abenberg, Spalt, Mitteleschenbach, Wolframs-Eschenbach, Lichtenau, Neuendettelsau and Heilsbronn.


 Suburbs 
Windsbach consists out of 29 suburbs:
 Bertholdsdorf
 Brunn
 Buckenmühle
 Elpersdorf
 Hergersbach
 Hölzleinsmühle
 Hopfenmühle
 Ismannsdorf
 Kettersbach
 Kitschendorf Kugelmühle
 Lanzendorf
 Leipersloh
 Moosbach
 Neuses
 Retzendorf
 Sauernheim
 Schwalbenmühle
 Speckheim
 Suddersorf Thonhof
 Untereschenbach
 Veitsaurach
 Waldhaus
 Wernsmühle
 Windsbach
 Winkelhaid
 Winterhof
 Wolfsau

 Politics 

 First mayor: Matthias Seitz (SPD)
 Second mayor: Norbert Kleinöder (Hinterland of Windsbach)
 Third mayor: Karl Schuler (SPD)

 City Council 
The City Council has (including the 1. Mayor) 21 members:
PartySeatsCSU / Engaged Citizens6SPD / Independent Voters6Voter-Alliance Hinterland of Windsbach4Green Party2Free Voters / Citizen Fraction of Windsbach (WBB)2

(Status: Municipal Elections of 2 March 2008)

 Memberships 
Windsbach is member in the following institutions and organisations:

 German-American Society of West Middle Franconia e.V.
 Regional Community Alliance "kommA" 

 References 

 Other websites 

 Homepage of the Windsbach Boys Choir
 Homepage of the Music School of Windsbach
 Homepage of the Johann-Sebastian-Bach High School of Windsbach
 Homepage of the Windsbach Fire Department

Category:Ansbach (district)