Burgsinn

Burgsinn
View from the Mäusberg over Burgsinn
Location of Burgsinn within Main-Spessart district
Burgsinn
Burgsinn
Coordinates: 50°09′N 09°39′E / 50.150°N 9.650°E / 50.150; 9.650
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictMain-Spessart
Municipal assoc.Burgsinn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Robert Herold[1]
Area
 • Total51.38 km2 (19.84 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,307
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97775
Dialling codes09356
Vehicle registrationMSP
WebsiteMunicipal website

Burgsinn is a market community in Main-Spessart in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association) of Burgsinn. It has a population of around 2,500.

Geography

Location

Burgsinn is in Main-Spessart, in the Mittelgebirge Spessart. It is in the valley of the river Sinn from which it takes its name.

Subdivisions

The community has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Burgsinn. The municipal territory stretches into the wooded hills east and west of the Sinn valley.

Neighbouring communities

Burgsinn borders on (from the north, clockwise): Mittelsinn, the unincorporated areas Forst Aura and Omerz und Roter Berg, Wartmannsroth, Gräfendorf, Rieneck, Herrnwald (unincorporated area), Fellen and Aura im Sinngrund.

References

  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.

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