{{For-multi|the village in Tübingen district in Baden-Württemberg|Hirschau (Tübingen)|the part of the Englischer Garten in Munich|Hirschau (Englischer Garten)}} {{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |name = Hirschau |name_local = |image_flag = File:DEU Hirschau Banner.svg |image_coa = DEU Hirschau COA.svg |image_photo = Hirschau 01.jpg |image_caption = Hirschau seen from Monte Kaolino |image_plan = Hirschau in AS.svg |state = Bavaria |regbzk = Upper Palatinate |district = Amberg-Sulzbach |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09371127 |area = 74.96 |elevation = 411 |coordinates = {{coord|49|32|N|11|57|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |postal_code = 92242 |area_code = 09622 |licence = AS |mayor = Hermann Falk<ref>[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2020–26 |party = CSU |website = [http://www.hirschau.de/ hirschau.de] }} '''Hirschau''' ({{IPA|de|ˈhɪʁʃaʊ|-|De-Hirschau.ogg}}) is a municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bavarikon.de/object/odb:BSB-ODB_A00001713|title=Hirschau|access-date=2024-02-15}}</ref>
== Geography == Hirschau lies directly on the Bundesstraße 14 (Nuremberg - Rozvadov), 13 km northeast of Amberg and about 65 km east of Nuremberg. Apart from the small town Hirschau, the municipality consists of the following villages:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bayernportal.de/dokumente/behoerde/83220123452/ortsteile|title=Ortsteile mit Postleitzahl|access-date=2024-02-15}}</ref> thumb|Districts of Stadt Hirschau {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *Burgstall *Dienhof *Ebenhof *Ehenfeld *Hölzlmühle *Hummelmühle *Kindlas *Krickelsdorf *Kricklhof *Krondorf *Massenricht *Mittelmühle *Obersteinbach *Rödlas *Sargmühle *Scharhof *Schwärzermühle *Steiningloh *Träglhof *Untersteinbach *Urspring *Urspringermühle *Waldmühle *Weiher {{div col end}}
== Economy == Kaolin, used for the production of porcelain, has been mined at Hirschau since 1901. Interesting is the Monte Kaolino, a 120 meter high mound made from 32,000,000 tons of quartz sand from excess sand in years of operation. It is now used as a (sand) skiing/camping resort during the summer months. It is also the place where the yearly Sandboarding Championships are held.
==Twin towns – sister cities== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}} Hirschau 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 Hirschau the members of this partnership are the bavarian cities Tirschenreuth und Schnaittenbach, from Saxony Königswartha, Sornzig-Ablaß and the cities Mügeln and Nová Role from Czech Republic and Nowogrodziec from Poland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Partnerschaften|url=http://www.stadt-tirschenreuth.de/rathaus-buergerservice/partnerschaften.html|language=de|access-date=2024-01-18|archive-date=2011-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802074314/http://www.stadt-tirschenreuth.de/rathaus-buergerservice/partnerschaften.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Notable people ==<!-- Please respect alphabetical order --> * Ferdinand Janner (born 4 February 1836 in Hirschau – 1 November 1895 in Regensburg, Germany), German theologian
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