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{{Expand German|Simbach (bei Landau)|topic=geo|date=March 2009}}

{{Infobox German location
|name              = Simbach
|image_coa            = Wappen Simbach.svg
|image_photo = Pfarrkirche Simbach.JPG
|image_caption = Church of Saint Bartholomew
|coordinates       = {{coord|48|34|N|12|45|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Simbach in DGF.png
|state        = Bayern
|region  = Niederbayern
|district         = Dingolfing-Landau
|elevation              = 440
|area            = 51.19
|postal_code               = 94436
|area_code           = 09954
|licence               = DGF
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 2 79 135
|divisions         = 5 [[Ortsteil]]e
|website           = [http://www.markt-simbach.de www.markt-simbach.de]
|mayor             = Herbert Sporrer<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&ndash;26
|party             = CSU
}}

'''Simbach''' ({{IPA|de|ˈzɪmbax|-|De-Simbach.ogg}}) is a market town and municipality in the district of [[Dingolfing-Landau]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]. As of 2020, it had a population of around 4,000 and an area of 51.23&nbsp;km². 

Simbach consists of the market town of Simbach, 10 villages and more than 100 hamlets and isolated dwellings. The largest villages are Haunersdorf (in the north) and Ruhstorf (in the south). The area around Simbach is still characterized by agriculture. The largest employer is the Fleischer company, which produces canned vegetables.

==History==
*806 - The town is first mentioned in official documents
*13th century - The town received the title ''Markt''
*1496 - Construction of St. Bartholomäus Church was completed
*c. 1634 - The town was struck by [[pandemic|plague]]
*1658 - Part of the town was destroyed by fire
*1670 - A second school building, the ''Deiritzhaus'', was built
*1736 - The church was extended in the [[baroque]] style
*1972 - Communal reform took place

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.markt-simbach.de Official homepage]

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