Stadtsteinach
Stadtsteinach is a town in the district of Kulmbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Frankenwald, 8 km northeast of Kulmbach.
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 Church in Stadtsteinach | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Stadtsteinach within Kulmbach district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°10′N 11°30′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Kulmbach |
| Municipal assoc. | Stadtsteinach |
| Subdivisions | 27 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Roland Wolfrum[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.65 km2 (15.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 351 m (1,152 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,118 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95346 |
| Dialling codes | 09225 |
| Vehicle registration | KU (old: SAN) |
| Website | www.stadtsteinach.de |
It is known for its proximity to mountains, fields and nature reserves.
Town divisions
Stadtsteinach is arranged in the following boroughs:
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Steinachklamm in the valley of Untere Steinach river in winter
Sons and daughters of the town
- Karl Burkart (1798–1851), German administrative lawyer
- Friedrich Baur, founder of Baur Versand, established 1925 in Altenkunstadt, a division of Burgkunstadt. Baur Versand had been one of the pioneers of mail order, later online business and is part of the Otto Group since 1997.[3]
- Michael Schnabrich (1880–1939), German politician (SPD) and Reichstag deputy of Weimar Republic (voting against the Enabling Act of Adolf Hitler)
Press conference 1941: Standing: Alfred Rosenberg, Wilhelm Weiss (right), Alfred Meyer (left)
- Wilhelm Weiss (1892-1950), politician (NSDAP), SA-Obergruppenführer and chief editor of the Völkischer Beobachter
- Jörg Dittwar (born 1963), football player
- Simone Mathes (born 1975), hammer thrower, several times German champion during the 1990s
References
- Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- "Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.
- "Otto Group: Baur Group". www.ottogroup.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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