title: Tuchenbach
text: # Tuchenbach
  
  Tuchenbach is a municipality in the district of Fürth in Bavaria in Germany.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Tuchenbach is located about 20 Kilometer west of Nuremberg. The closest villages are Obermichelbach, Veitsbronn, Puschendorf and the town of Herzogenaurach. The altitude is 345 Meters. The area of Tuchenbach is 6.50 $km^2$
  
  ## History
  
  Tuchenbach was first officially mentioned in 1284.
  
  ## Population
  
  The population was 1226 on 30 June 2007. The density is $184/m^2.$
  
  ## Politics
  
  Town Council
  
  The Town Council has 13 members, including the mayor. The "Interessengemeinschaft Tuchenbach" has 8 seats, the SPD has 1 seats and the "Wählergemeinschaft Tuchenbach" has 3 seats (Election 2008).
  
  Mayor
  
  Leonhard Eder (Interessensgemeinschaft) was elected mayor on 3 March 2002 with 61.8%. He was re-elected on 2 March 2008 with 73.8%, and again in 2014 and 2020.
  
  ## Church
  
  The "Friedenskirche" (Peace Church) including a cemetery was opened in 2000.
  
  ## Sport clubs
  
  Sportfreunde Tuchenbach
  
  The Sportreunde Tuchenbach have soccer teams, gym, archery, cycling and Ping-Pong.
  
  Tennisclub Tuchenbach
  
  The tennis club was founded is 1977 and it has 4 clay courts.
  
  ## Different
  
  The ZIP-Code is 90587. The Area Code is 0911. The address of the townhall is Schulplatz 2, 90587 Tuchenbach
  
  