Stadtsteinach Explained

Type:	Stadt
Image Coa:	DEU Stadtsteinach COA.svg
Coordinates:	50.1667°N 41°W
Image Plan:	Stadtsteinach in KU.svg
State:	Bayern
Region:	Oberfranken
District:	Kulmbach
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft:	Stadtsteinach
Elevation:	351
Area:	39.65
Postal Code:	95346
Area Code:	09225
Licence:	KU (old: SAN)
Gemeindeschlüssel:	09 4 77 156
Divisions:	27 Ortsteile
Website:	www.stadtsteinach.de
Mayor:	Roland Wolfrum^[1]
Leader Term:	2020 - 26
Party:	SPD

Stadtsteinach is a town in the district of Kulmbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Franconian Forest, 8 km northeast of Kulmbach.

It is known for its proximity to mountains, fields and nature reserves.

Town divisions

Stadtsteinach is arranged in the following boroughs:

Stadtsteinach Bergleshof Große Birken Kleine Birken Deckenreuth Deinhardsmühle Eisenberg Forkel Frankenreuth

Gründlein Hammermühle Hochofen Höfles Mittelhammer Oberhammer Oberzaubach Osenbaum Petschen

Römersreuth Schwärzleinsdorf Schwand Silberklippe Triebenreuth Unterzaubach Vogtendorf Vorderreuth Ziegelhütte

thumb|left|160px|Steinachklamm in the valley of Untere Steinach river in winter

Notable people

• Wilhelm Weiss (1892-1950), politician (NSDAP), SA-Obergruppenführer and chief editor of the Völkischer Beobachter
• Jörg Dittwar (born 1963), footballer
• Simone Mathes (born 1975), hammer thrower, several times German champion during the 1990s

Notes and References

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