Burkardroth

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Burkardroth within Bad Kissingen district

(2020–26) Daniel Wehner^[1]Area

• Total69.11 km² (26.68 sq mi)Elevation

304 m (997 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total7,511 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

97705

Dialling codes09734Vehicle registrationKGWebsitewww.burkardroth.de

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:

Burkardroth
Frauenroth
Gefäll
Katzenbach
Lauter
Oehrberg
Premich
Stangenroth
Stralsbach
Waldfenster
Wollbach
Zahlbach

History

The present municipality (Marktgemeinde) was created in 1972.

Sister cities

Ense, district of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia

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.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).