Burkardroth is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.
Burkardroth | |
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 Panoramic view of the municipal part of Premich | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Burkardroth within Bad Kissingen district  | |
  Burkardroth  Burkardroth | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′19″N 9°59′22″E / 50.27194°N 9.98944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Bad Kissingen |
| Subdivisions | 12 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Daniel Wehner[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.11 km2 (26.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,548 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97705 |
| Dialling codes | 09734 |
| Vehicle registration | KG |
| Website | www.burkardroth.de |
Geography
editBurkardroth lies on the south boundary of the biosphere reserve Rhön about 14 km northwest of the district capital of Bad Kissingen. On the north, it borders on the district of Rhön-Grabfeld.
Divisions of the municipality
editThere are 12 towns in the municipality:
- Burkardroth
- Frauenroth
- Gefäll
- Katzenbach
- Lauter
- Oehrberg
- Premich
- Stangenroth
- Stralsbach
- Waldfenster
- Wollbach
- Zahlbach
History
editThe present municipality (Marktgemeinde) was created in 1972.
Sister cities
editEnse, district of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia
Sightseeing
editThe most important architectural monuments are the church of St. Peter, which dates from the 17th century, and the chapel of the former Cistercian monastery of Frauenroth.
References
edit- ^ 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).
External links
edit- Official website
(in German)