Ludwigsstadt

Ludwigsstadt
DB train passing Trogenbach viaduct
Location of Ludwigsstadt within Kronach district
Ludwigsstadt
Ludwigsstadt
Coordinates: 50°29′09″N 11°23′15″E / 50.48583°N 11.38750°E / 50.48583; 11.38750
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictKronach
Subdivisions5 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Timo Ehrhardt[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total58.72 km2 (22.67 sq mi)
Elevation
446 m (1,463 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,068
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96337
Dialling codes09263
Vehicle registrationKC
Websitewww.ludwigsstadt.de

Ludwigsstadt is a town in Kronach, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

It is in the valley of the Loquitz River, a tributary of the Saale, in the Thuringian-Franconian Highlands of the Thuringian Slate Mountains and the Franconian Forest mountain ranges. Being 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Kronach, the Bavarian border with the state of Thuringia runs about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the town centre, with Thuringian Saalfeld in a distance of c. 18 km (11 mi) down the Loquitz. Ludwigsstadt is the only municipality of the State of Bavaria north of the Rennsteig ridge.

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.