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48°32′N 11°16′E / 48.533°N 11.267°E / 48.533; 11.267
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Schrobenhausen is located in Germany
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Schrobenhausen is located in Bavaria
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Schrobenhausen
Coordinates: 48°32′N 11°16′E / 48.533°N 11.267°E / 48.533; 11.267
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–26) Harald Reisner [1]
Area
 • Total75.31 km2 (29.08 sq mi)
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total17,754
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Postal codes
86529
Dialling codes08252
Vehicle registrationND, SOB
Website www.schrobenhausen.de

Schrobenhausen (pronounced [ʃʁoːbm̩ˈhaʊ̯zn̩]; Central Bavarian: Schrobenhausn) is a town in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the River Paar approx. 25 kilometres (16 miles) south-west of Ingolstadt and 35 kilometres (22 miles) north-east of Augsburg.

The town hosts notable German arms manufacturers like MBDA and TDW.

Schrobenhausen is also famous for its rich harvest of white asparagus in May/June. [3] [4]

International relations

Twin towns

Schrobenhausen is twinned with

Famous citizens

  • Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904), painter, born in Schrobenhausen
  • Joseph Sattler (1867-1931), graphic artist, born in Schrobenhausen
  • Friedl Rinder (1905-2001), German chess master, born in Schrobenhausen
  • Hubert Fichte (1935-1986), author. Lived in Steingriff as a child in 1941, then in Schrobenhausen from 1942 to 1943
  • Walter Mixa (born in 1941), pastor from Schrobenhausen (1975-1996), Bishop of Eichstätt (1996-2005) and of Augsburg (2005-2010)
  • Marion Schick, née Pilnei (born in 1958), former President of the University of Applied Sciences in Munich | Fachhochschule München, former Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of the State of Baden-Württemberg

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) ( Hilfe dazu).
  3. ^ "Bavaria Travel | the digital travel magazine about Germany's most beautiful state".
  4. ^ Schrobenhausen Spargel (German webpage). https://www.schrobenhausen.de/de/Die-Spargelstadt/Schrobenhausener-Spargel
  5. ^ "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  6. ^ Bridgnorth : The History Archived 2011-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ schrobenhausen.de