Königsberg, Bavaria
Königsberg in Bayern is a town in the Haßberge district, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 7 km northeast of Haßfurt, and 31 km northwest of Bamberg.
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Aerial view of the old town of Königsberg | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Königsberg in Bayern within Haßberge district | |
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Coordinates: 50°4′40″N 10°34′00″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Unterfranken |
District | Haßberge |
Subdivisions | 10 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claus Bittenbrünn (FW) |
Area | |
• Total | 61.86 km2 (23.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 3,638 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 97486 |
Dialling codes | 09525 |
Vehicle registration | HAS |
Website | www.koenigsberg.de |
It was an exclave of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until 1918, after having been a part of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Notable people
- Johannes Müller alias Regiomontanus (6 June 1436 - 6 July 1476), a famous mathematician and astronomer
- Johannes Marcellus (1510 - 25 December 1552), a philologist and poet, also called Regiomontanus
- Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff, Imperial Fieldmarschall and Diplomat
- Wolfgang Carl Briegel, composer
References
- "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
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