Wendelstein, Bavaria
Wendelstein | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Wendelstein
within Roth district | |
Location of Wendelstein | |
Wendelstein Wendelstein | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′13″N 11°8′54″E / 49.35361°N 11.14833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Mittelfranken |
| District | Roth |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Werner Langhans[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.88 km2 (19.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,247 |
| • Density | 319.3/km2 (827.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 90530 |
| Dialling codes | 09129 |
| Vehicle registration | RH |
| Website | www.wendelstein.de |
Wendelstein (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛndl̩ˌʃtaɪn]) is a municipality in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany, located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of Nuremberg.
Geography
Wendelstein is about 13 km south-southeast of the center of the city of Nuremberg in the Schwarzach Valley. To the north it borders Nuremberg, to the east Feucht, Schwarzenbruck and Pyrbaum, to the south Allersberg and Schwanstetten and to the west Rednitzhembach and Schwabach. The municipal area also includes an uninhabited exclave, one square kilometer in size, of Lorenzer Reichswald north of a former ammunition dump, Heeresmunitionsanstalt Feucht.
Notable inhabitants
- Johann Cochlaus (1479–1552), humanist and theologian
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Media related to Wendelstein at Wikimedia Commons