Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken
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Location of Heiligenstadt i. OFr. within Bamberg district
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| Coordinates: 49°52′N 11°10′E / 49.867°N 11.167°ECoordinates: 49°52′N 11°10′E / 49.867°N 11.167°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken | |
| District | Bamberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Helmut Krämer | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 76.71 km2 (29.62 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 3,538 | |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 91332 | |
| Dialling codes | 09198 | |
| Vehicle registration | BA | |
| Website | www.markt-heiligenstadt.de | |
Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken (officially: Heiligenstadt i. OFr.) is a community with market rights in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg. The town clusters round the base of Schloss Greifenstein.
To further tourism the old school was converted into today’s town hall, the historic marketplace was remodelled, and at Easter it is adorned with an Easter fountain. Furthermore, an old barn was converted into a community centre.
The community with its houses under memorial protection and its historically interesting church is a well known outing destination.
Visitors are especially numerous at Easter when many come to see the Franconian Switzerland’s Easter fountains.
The Evangelical St.-Veit- und St.-Michaels-Kirche (church) goes back to a former tithe barn. The freestanding belltower stands on what is left of a former castle. Unusual for an Evangelical church is the elaborate Baroque painting on the wooden galleries and the panelled ceilings.
Heiligenstadt lies in the Bamberg district’s southeastern corner. The 24 Gemeindeteile lie along the Leinleiter Valley and on the abutting Jura Plateau. Veilbronn lies 329 m above sea level. The greatest elevation is the Altenberg (mountain) behind Zoggendorf at 583 m above sea level. The villages on the heights from Volkmannsreuth to Teuchatz belong to the Lange Meile ("Long Mile"). The North Jura joins with the Seigelstein near Lindach. The mountain villages east of the Leinleiter are part of the Aufseßer Gebirge (mountain range).
Heiligenstadt, in the Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz-Veldensteiner Forst (nature park), is the most important place in the Leinleiter Valley.
Heiligenstadt is a small centre with 24 constituent communities (Gemeindeteile). Within municipal limits is an area of 77 km² making Heiligenstadt the district’s third biggest community; however, it belongs to the more thinly populated areas. In all of Heiligenstadt’s centres live roughly 3,700 inhabitants.
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