Weißenstadt Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Coat of arms of Weißenstadt.svg
Coordinates:50.1008°N 11.8847°W
Image Plan:Weißenstadt in WUN.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberfranken
District:Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Elevation:630
Area:42.23
Postal Code:95163
Area Code:09253
Licence:WUN
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 4 79 166
Website:www.weissenstadt.de
Mayor:Frank Dreyer[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:SPD

Weißenstadt is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the picturesque Weißenstadter See (Weissenstadt Lake), in the Fichtel Mountains, on the river Ohře, 11 km northwest of Wunsiedel. The town got its name "White City" from the landmark church, once white now weathered dark grey.

Geography

The town nestles in the valley of the Ohře between the mountains of Waldstein and Rudolfstein and the pass of Höllpass on the plateau of the Fichtelgebirge.

Villages

The borough of Weißenstadt incorporates the town itself and a number of villages:

  • Birk
  • Franken
  • Frohnlohe
  • Grub
  • Grubbach
  • Hühnerhöfen
  • Lehsten
  • Meierhof
  • Neuenhammer
  • Ruppertsgrün
  • Schönlind
  • Torfmoorhölle
  • Voitsumra
  • Weiherhöfen
  • Weißenhaid
  • Weißenhaider Mühle
  • Weißenstadt
  • Ziegelhütte bei Lehsten
  • Grafenmühle

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

Personalities who have worked on the ground

Notes and References

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