Hemau

Hemau
Town square with the Church of Saint John the Baptist
Location of Hemau within Regensburg district
Hemau
Hemau
Coordinates: 49°03′07″N 11°46′58″E / 49.05194°N 11.78278°E / 49.05194; 11.78278
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberpfalz
DistrictRegensburg
Subdivisions13 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Herbert Tischhöfer[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total122.46 km2 (47.28 sq mi)
Elevation
514 m (1,686 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,408
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
93155
Dialling codes09491
Vehicle registrationR
Websitewww.hemau.de

Hemau is a small town in Southern Germany, in Regensburg. The town is on the Tangrintel, a ridge which runs between the rivers Altmühl and Schwarze Laber.

It is on the B8 road, 28 km (17 mi) north-west of Regensburg, 77 km (48 mi) south-east of Nuremberg. The nearest towns, about 5 km (3 mi) distant, are Beratzhausen and Laaber.

District Hemau

The district of Hemau is the largest in the Landkreis, and includes ten outlying villages which are parts of town, though they are not in the town of Hemau itself:

  • Kollersried
  • Langenkreith
  • Laufenthal
  • Pellndorf
  • Thonlohe

References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.