▁market ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁Ne unk ir chen ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Prince - B ishop ric ▁of ▁B am berg ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Bav aria . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Ne unk ir chen ▁was ▁located ▁near ▁a ▁train ▁route ▁from ▁Er lang en ▁to ▁E schen au . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁refuge es ▁settled ▁in ▁Ne unk ir chen ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁S iem ens ▁AG ▁in ▁Er lang en ▁the ▁town ▁experienced ▁a ▁dram atic ▁increase ▁in ▁inhabitants . ▁N umer ous ▁sub ur bs ▁were ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁traditional ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Ne unk ir chen ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁industrial ▁and ▁trade ▁companies . ▁ ▁The ▁largest ▁industrial ▁employ er ▁is ▁the ▁ax les ▁factory , ▁the ▁Ne unk ir ch ener ▁Ach sen fab rik ▁( NA F ). ▁ ▁District s ▁There ▁are ▁the ▁following ▁districts ▁( pop . ▁statistics ▁as ▁of ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ): ▁ ▁Ne unk ir chen ▁( 5 9 9 5 ▁inhabitants ) ▁ ▁Ba ad ▁( 8 5 ▁inhabitants ) ▁ ▁E bers bach ▁( 2 5 0 ▁inhabitants ) ▁ ▁Er m re uth ▁( 9 2 1 ▁inhabitants ) ▁ ▁Gro ßen buch ▁( 5 7 5 ▁inhabitants ) ▁ ▁R öd las ▁( 1 4 9 ▁inhabitants ) ▁