Burkardroth

Burkardroth
Coat of arms
Burkardroth Location of Burkardroth within Bad Kissingen district
Coordinates: 50°16′19″N 9°59′22″E / 50.27194°N 9.98944°E / 50.27194; 9.98944Coordinates: 50°16′19″N 9°59′22″E / 50.27194°N 9.98944°E / 50.27194; 9.98944
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Bad Kissingen
Government
• Mayor	Waldemar Bug (ÖDP)
Area
• Total	69.11 km2 (26.68 sq mi)
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,482
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	97705
Dialling codes	09734
Vehicle registration	KG
Website	www.burkardroth.de

Burkardroth is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Burkardroth lies on the south boundary of the biosphere reserve Rhön about 14 km northwest of the district capital of Bad Kissingen. On the north, it borders on the district of Rhön-Grabfeld.

Divisions of the municipality

There are 12 towns in the municipality:

• Burkardroth
• Frauenroth
• Gefäll
• Katzenbach
• Lauter
• Oehrberg
• Premich
• Stangenroth
• Stralsbach
• Waldfenster
• Wollbach
• Zahlbach

History

The present municipality (Markgemeinde) was created in 1972.

Sister cities

• Ense, district of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia

Sightseeing

The most important architectural monuments are the church of St. Petrus, which dates from the 17th century, and the chapel of the former Cistercian monastery of Frauenroth.

External links

• Official website (in German)

References