Waischenfeld

Waischenfeld

Coat of arms
Waischenfeld
Location of Waischenfeld within Bayreuth district
Coordinates: 49°51′N 11°20′E / 49.850°N 11.333°E / 49.850; 11.333Coordinates: 49°51′N 11°20′E / 49.850°N 11.333°E / 49.850; 11.333
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberfranken
District Bayreuth
Government
  Mayor Edmund Pirkelmann (BBS)
Area
  Total 55.65 km2 (21.49 sq mi)
Elevation 372 m (1,220 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 3,074
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 91344
Dialling codes 09202
Vehicle registration BT
Website www.waischenfeld.de

Waischenfeld is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in Franconian Switzerland, 20 km southwest of Bayreuth.

It constists of the following districts: Aalkorb, Breitenlesau, Doos, Eichenbirkig, Gösseldorf, Gutenbiegen, Hammermühle, Hannberg, Heroldsberg, Heroldsberg-Tal, Hubenberg, Köttweinsdorf, Kugelau, Langenloh, Löhlitz, Nankendorf, Neusig, Pulvermühle, Rabeneck, Sauerhof, Saugendorf, Schafhof, Schlößlein, Schönhaid, Schönhof, Seelig, Siegritzberg, Waischenfeld, Zeubach.[2]

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Ernst von Bomhard (1833-1912), lawyer, senate president at the Reichsgericht in Leipzig
  • Michel Hofmann (1903-1968), State Archives Director in Würzburg, collaborator at the Carl Orff work Carmina Burana

References

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
  2. "Alle Orte in der Gemeinde Waischenfeld, St" (in German). Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online. pp. this page and the next one, available by a click on "Folgende Treffer". Retrieved 17 November 2017.


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