Stadtsteinach

Town in Bavaria, Germany
Coat of arms of Stadtsteinach
Coat of arms
Location of Stadtsteinach within Kulmbach district
BayreuthKronach (district)Hof (district)Bayreuth (district)Lichtenfels (district)MainleusWonseesWirsbergUntersteinachTrebgastThurnauRugendorfNeuenmarktNeudrossenfeldKulmbachKödnitzKasendorfHimmelkronHarsdorfGuttenbergGrafengehaigPresseckStadtsteinachMarktschorgastMarktleugastLudwigschorgastKupferbergThuringia
(2020–26) Roland Wolfrum[1] (SPD)Area
 • Total39.65 km2 (15.31 sq mi)Elevation
351 m (1,152 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,205 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
95346
Dialling codes09225Vehicle registrationKU (old: SAN)Websitewww.stadtsteinach.de

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
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

References

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