Untersiemau

Untersiemau
Castle in the town
Location of Untersiemau within Coburg district
Location of Untersiemau
Untersiemau
Untersiemau
Coordinates: 50°11′39″N 10°58′23″E / 50.19417°N 10.97306°E / 50.19417; 10.97306
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictCoburg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Rolf Rosenbauer[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total
20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi)
Elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,315
 • Density210.6/km2 (545.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96253
Dialling codes09565
Vehicle registrationCO
Websitewww.untersiemau.de

Untersiemau is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Location

Untersiemau lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south of Coburg at the eastern edge of Itz Valley.

Subdivisions

Untersiemau is divided into 9 Ortsteile:

  • Birkach am Forst
  • Haarth
  • Meschenbach
  • Obersiemau
  • Scherneck
  • Stöppach
  • Untersiemau
  • Weißenbrunn am Forst
  • Ziegelsdorf

History

Untersiemau was first mentioned about 800 as Suome, the name is of Slavic origin.[3]

Transport

Untersiemau can be reached by car via motorway A 73 Suhl-Coburg-Nuremberg. Untersiemau used to have a station at the Itz Valley Railway, which was lifted in 2005.

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ Debus, Arno. 1200 Jahre Untersiemau (in German).