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Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Wendelstein
Municipality
Coat of arms of WendelsteinCoat of arms
Location of Wendelstein within Roth district
NurembergNürnberger LandFürth (district)SchwabachAnsbach (district)Weißenburg-GunzenhausenNeumarkt (district)SoosAbenberger WaldDechenwaldHeidenbergForst KleinschwarzenloheBüchenbachGeorgensgmündKammersteinSchwanstettenRednitzhembachRohrRohrRothThalmässingWendelsteinSpaltRöttenbachHilpoltsteinHeideckGredingAllersbergAbenberg
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Coordinates: 49°21′13″N 11°8′54″E / 49.35361°N 11.14833°E / 49.35361; 11.14833
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictRoth
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Werner Langhans (CSU)
Area
 • Total51.08 km (19.72 sq mi)
Elevation330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 • Total16,247
 • Density320/km (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes90530
Dialling codes09129
Vehicle registrationRH
Websitewww.wendelstein.de
Center of Wendelstein

Wendelstein 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

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).

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Towns and municipalities in Roth (district)
Coat of arms


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