Königsberg, Bavaria
Königsberg in Bayern | |
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Aerial view of the old town of Königsberg | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Königsberg in Bayern within Haßberge district | |
Königsberg in Bayern Königsberg in Bayern | |
| Coordinates: 50°4′40″N 10°34′00″E / 50.07778°N 10.56667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Haßberge |
| Subdivisions | 10 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Claus Bittenbrünn[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.88 km2 (23.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,543 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (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 (German pronunciation: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk ʔɪn ˈbaɪɐn, ˈkøːnɪk-] ⓘ, lit. 'Königsberg in Bavaria') 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.[3]
- 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.[4]
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- ^ Clerke, Agnes Mary (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). p. 39.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 469.