Gräfenberg, Bavaria
Gräfenberg | |
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Old town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Gräfenberg within Forchheim district | |
Gräfenberg Gräfenberg | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′N 11°15′E / 49.633°N 11.250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Forchheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Gräfenberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Ralf Kunzmann[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.88 km2 (14.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,160 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 91322 |
| Dialling codes | 09192 |
| Vehicle registration | FO |
| Website | www |
Gräfenberg is a Franconian town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is 16km southeast of Forchheim and 25km northeast of Nuremberg.
Place
Gräfenberg is in the southern part of Little Switzerland. The town is characterised by a great range of elevation (from 400 to 550 metres). A brook, the Kalkach, flows through the town with a steep drop.
Gräfenberg is divided into 16 districts:
- The town Gräfenberg
- Lilling
- Hohenschwärz
- Kasberg
- Walkersbrunn
- Dörnhof
- Thuisbrunn
- Höfles
- Sollenberg
- Rangen
- Haidhof
- Schlichenreuth
- Guttenburg
- Neusles
- Lillinger Höhe
- Gräfenberger Hüll
Pictures
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Town church and town hall
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Memorial for the fallen of World War I and II above the town.
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A panorama of the center and eastern part of Gräfenberg.
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.
Other websites
- Media related to Gräfenberg at Wikimedia Commons