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Weißenstadt

Weißenstadt (2005)

Weißenstadt (2005)

Coat of arms of Weißenstadt

Coat of arms

Location of Weißenstadt within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district

Weißenstadt is located in Germany

Weißenstadt

Weißenstadt

Weißenstadt is located in Bavaria

Weißenstadt

Weißenstadt

Coordinates: 50°6′03″N 11°53′05″E / 50.10083°N 11.88472°E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictWunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Frank Dreyer[1] (SPD)
Area

• Total

42.23 km2 (16.31 sq mi)
Elevation630 m (2,070 ft)
Population

 (2023-12-31)[2]

• Total

3,031
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes

95163

Dialling codes09253
Vehicle registrationWUN
Websitewww.weissenstadt.de

Weißenstadt is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the picturesque Weißenstadter See (Weissenstadt Lake), in the Fichtel Mountains, on the river Ohře, 11 km northwest of Wunsiedel. The town got its name "White City" from the landmark church, once white now weathered dark grey.

The town nestles in the valley of the Ohře between the mountains of Waldstein and Rudolfstein and the pass of Höllpass on the plateau of the Fichtelgebirge.

The borough of Weißenstadt incorporates the town itself and a number of villages:

  • Birk
  • Franken
  • Frohnlohe
  • Grub
  • Grubbach
  • Hühnerhöfen
  • Lehsten
  • Meierhof
  • Neuenhammer
  • Ruppertsgrün
  • Schönlind

Sons and daughters of the city

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  • Heinrich Schneider (1905-1985), writer
  • Peter Beauvais (1916–1986), actor and director
  • Horst Hüttel (* 1968), ski jumping trainer

Personalities who have worked on the ground

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  • Erhard Ackermann (1813-1880), the founder of the industrial granite refinement in Germany