Windsbach
Windsbach is a town in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 20 km east of Ansbach, and 29 km southwest of Nuremberg.
Geography
Location
Windsbach is located in the Rangau area at the Franconian Rezat River. The city's position is 20 km eastward of the district capital Ansbach and 40 km 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 : Rohr, Kammerstein, Abenberg, Spalt, Mitteleschenbach, Wolframs-Eschenbach, Lichtenau, Neuendettelsau and Heilsbronn.
Suburbs
Windsbach consists out of 29 suburbs:Politics
- First mayor: Matthias Seitz
- Second mayor: Norbert Kleinöder
- Third mayor: Karl Schuler
City Council
| Party | Seats |
| CSU / Engaged Citizens | 6 |
| SPD / Independent Voters | 6 |
| Voter-Alliance Hinterland of Windsbach | 4 |
| Green Party | 2 |
| Free Voters / Citizen Fraction of Windsbach | 2 |
Famous institutions
Windsbach is famous for its high school, the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Gymnasium, which is named after the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It is one of the best schools in Bavaria and teaches among other things modern languages, old languages, maths, physics and chemistryWindsbach is also the home of the Windsbach Boys Choir founded in 1946 and from 1978 to 2012 under the direction of Karl-Friedrich Beringer. The choir is one of the most renowned boy's choirs of the world.