Waischenfeld Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DEU Waischenfeld COA.svg
Coordinates:49.85°N 31°W
Image Plan:Waischenfeld in BT.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberfranken
District:Bayreuth
Elevation:372
Area:55.65
Postal Code:91344
Area Code:09202
Licence:BT, EBS
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 4 72 197
Website:www.waischenfeld.de
Mayor:Thomas Thiem[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

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

It consists 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]

The town is the location of Waischenfeld Castle.

Notable People

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
  2. Web site: Alle Orte in der Gemeinde Waischenfeld, St. Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online. this page and the next one, available by a click on "Folgende Treffer". German. 17 November 2017.