Wiesthal
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Location of Wiesthal within Main-Spessart district
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| Coordinates: 50°2′N 9°26′E / 50.033°N 9.433°ECoordinates: 50°2′N 9°26′E / 50.033°N 9.433°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Main-Spessart | |
| Municipal assoc. | Partenstein | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Andreas Zuschlag (FW) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 1,352 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 97859 | |
| Dialling codes | 06020 | |
| Vehicle registration | MSP | |
| Website | www.wiesthal.de | |
Wiesthal is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association) of Partenstein. It has a population of around 1,300.
Wiesthal lies in the Aschaffenburg region in the Aubach valley in the Mittelgebirge Spessart.
The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Krommenthal and Wiesthal. These are also the two Ortsteile.
Wiesthal is an old glassmaking centre and had its first documentary mention in 1057. The small stream, the Aubach, once split the community into two parts, one belonging to the Bishopric of Mainz and the other to the County of Rieneck. After the Counts of Rieneck had died out, their half likewise passed to the Archbishopric of Mainz. The Electoral Mainz Amt was in Prince Primate von Dalberg’s favour secularized and passed with his Principality of Aschaffenburg in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
On 1 January 1972, Krommenthal was merged with Wiesthal.
Within town limits, 1,375 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,407 in 1987 and in 2000 1,492.
According to official statistics, there were 208 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses in 1998. In trade and transport this was 14. In other areas, 33 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 526 such workers worked from home. There were 0 processing businesses. One business was in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 2 agricultural operations.
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