Willanzheim

Willanzheim
Market square
Location of Willanzheim within Kitzingen district
Willanzheim
Willanzheim
Coordinates: 49°41′N 10°14′E / 49.683°N 10.233°E / 49.683; 10.233
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictKitzingen
Municipal assoc.Iphofen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Ingrid Reifenscheid-Eckert[1]
Area
 • Total
25.19 km2 (9.73 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,589
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97348
Dialling codes09323 und 09326
Vehicle registrationKT
Websitewww.willanzheim.de

Willanzheim is a market town in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. Notable natives include Philipp Joseph Frick, b. April 14 1742, organist, composer, and performer on the glass armonica.[3]

In 1853, a cache of 163 gold coins, mostly 14th century Florentine gold florins, was discovered in a dung-pit in a Willanzheim farm. Some are now in the collection of the Staatliche Münzsammlung, München.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ The Glass Armonica.
  4. ^ Day and Benetti (2018).

References

"The Glass Armonica: Benjamin Franklin's Magical Musical Invention". Retrieved 2021-12-05.

Day, Jr., William R.; Benetti, Massimo de (2018). "The Willanzheim hoard (1853) of Florentine gold florins" (PDF). Revista Italiana di Numismatica. 119: 101–162.