Maroldsweisach
Maroldsweisach | ||
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Maroldsweisach Castle | ||
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Maroldsweisach Location of Maroldsweisach within Haßberge district | ||
Coordinates: 50°11′51″N 10°39′49″E / 50.19750°N 10.66361°ECoordinates: 50°11′51″N 10°39′49″E / 50.19750°N 10.66361°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Bavaria | |
Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
District | Haßberge | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Wilhelm Schneider (CSU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 71.87 km2 (27.75 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 334 m (1,096 ft) | |
Population (2017-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 3,310 | |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 96126 | |
Dialling codes | 09532 | |
Vehicle registration | HAS | |
Website | www.maroldsweisach.de |
Maroldsweisach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany.
Culture and sights
- Alte Burg (Altenstein), the "Old Castle"
- Altenstein Castle
- Ditterswind Palace
- Hafenpreppach Palace
- Maroldsweisach Palace
- Pfaffendorf Palace
- Pfaffendorf Village Church
- Birkenfeld Palace
- Jewish Cemetery with memorial tablets to persecuted and murdered Jews
Local Citizens of Note
- Joseph Brunner (November 26, 1706 –– November 19, 1827) was born in Trappstadt and died in Altenstein. Once considered to have been the oldest proven person, information has recently surfaced which suggests he may have only been born in 1739, making him 88 years old at the time of his death
- Rudolf Berthold, the World War I flying ace and Pour le Merite winner, was born in Ditterswind.[2]
Endnotes
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
- ↑ Franks et al 1993, p. 71.
References
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
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