Königsberg in Bayern | |
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Town | |
Aerial view of the old town of Königsberg | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Königsberg in Bayern within Haßberge district | |
Königsberg in Bayern Show map of GermanyKönigsberg in Bayern Show map of Bavaria | |
Coordinates: 50°4′40″N 10°34′00″E / 50.07778°N 10.56667°E / 50.07778; 10.56667 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Unterfranken |
District | Haßberge |
Subdivisions | 10 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Claus Bittenbrünn (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 61.86 km (23.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,614 |
• Density | 58/km (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 97486 |
Dialling codes | 09525 |
Vehicle registration | HAS |
Website | www.koenigsberg.de |
Königsberg in Bayern is a town in the Haßberge district, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 7 km (5 miles) northeast of Haßfurt, and 31 km (20 miles) northwest of Bamberg.
It was an exclave of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until 1918, after having been a part of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Notable people
- Johannes Müller alias Regiomontanus (1436-1476), a famous mathematician and astronomer.
- Johannes Marcellus (1510-1552), a philologist and poet, also called Regiomontanus
- Wolfgang Carl Briegel (1626–1712) a German organist, teacher, and composer.
- Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff (1673–1763), Imperial Fieldmarschall and diplomat.
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).
- Clerke, Agnes Mary (1911). "Regiomontanus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). p. 39.
- "Seckendorf, Friedrich Heinrich, Count von" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 469.
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