Burkardroth Explained

Image Coa:DEU Burkardroth COA.svg
Coordinates:50.2719°N 9.9894°W
Image Plan:Burkardroth in KG.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Unterfranken
District:Bad Kissingen
Elevation:304
Area:69.11
Postal Code:97705
Area Code:09734
Licence:KG
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 6 72 117
Divisions:12 Ortsteile
Website:www.burkardroth.de
Mayor:Daniel Wehner[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26

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:

History

The present municipality (Marktgemeinde) was created in 1972.

Sister cities

Sightseeing

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden