Untersiemau

Untersiemau is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in Germany.

Untersiemau
Castle in the town
Coat of arms
Location of Untersiemau within Coburg district
Untersiemau
Untersiemau
Coordinates: 50°11′39″N 10°58′23″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictCoburg
Government
  MayorRolf Rosenbauer (CSU)
Area
  Total20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi)
Elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total4,148
  Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
96253
Dialling codes09565
Vehicle registrationCO
Websitewww.untersiemau.de

Geography

Location

Untersiemau lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south of Coburg at the eastern edge of Itz Valley.

Subdivisions

Untersiemau is divided into 9 Ortsteile:

  • Birkach am Forst
  • Haarth
  • Meschenbach
  • Obersiemau
  • Scherneck
  • Stöppach
  • Untersiemau
  • Weißenbrunn am Forst
  • Ziegelsdorf

History

Untersiemau was first mentioned about 800 as Suome, the name is of Slavic origin.[2]

Transport

Untersiemau can be reached by car via motorway A 73 Suhl-Coburg-Nuremberg. Untersiemau used to have a station at the Itz Valley Railway, which was lifted in 2005.

References

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
  2. Debus, Arno. 1200 Jahre Untersiemau (in German).


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