▁Staff el berg ▁has ▁been ▁populated ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁years . ▁Emperor ▁Ludwig ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁best owed ▁upon ▁Ba un ach ▁town ▁rights ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 8 . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁both ▁an ▁Ober v og t amt ▁( “ high er ▁re e ve ’ s ▁office ” ) ▁and ▁headquarters ▁of ▁a ▁famous ▁regional ▁kn ight ▁county ▁before ▁Sec ular ization ▁and ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Prince - B ishop ric ▁of ▁B am berg . ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 7 , ▁the ▁last ▁execution ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁Ba un ach . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁Ba un ach ▁came ▁to ▁Bav aria ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Reichs de put ations haupt schluss . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁many ▁refuge es ▁came ▁to ▁Ba un ach . ▁ ▁Population ▁development ▁Within ▁the ▁town ' s ▁area , ▁ 2 , 9 1 4 ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁counted ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁ 3 , 1 7 4 ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 3 , 8 0 7 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁it ▁was ▁ 3 , 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁The ▁mayor ▁is ▁Ek ke hard ▁H oj er ▁( C BB ). ▁He ▁became ▁Georg ▁Wild ' s ▁( CS U ) ▁successor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Town ▁council ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁town