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Burgkunstadt () is a town in the district of Lichtenfels, in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Main, 15 km west of Kulmbach, and 24 km southeast of Coburg.

Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_photo
Burgkunstadt pole.jpg
German location.image_caption
Town square
German location.image_coa
DEU Burgkunstadt COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Burgkunstadt in LIF.svg
German location.state
Bayern
German location.region
Oberfranken
German location.district
Lichtenfels
German location.elevation
304
German location.area
40.6
German location.postal_code
96224
German location.area_code
09572
German location.licence
LIF, STE
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
09 4 78 116
German location.divisions
8 Ortsteile
German location.website
www.burgkunstadt.de
German location.mayor
Christine Frieß
German location.leader_term
2020–26

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Wikidata facts

Country
Germany
Located in
Lichtenfels
Population
6459
Area
40.6
Elevation
304
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Redwitz an der Rodach
Official website
www.burgkunstadt.de
Image
Burgkunstadt pole.jpg
Dialing code
09572
Licence plate code
LIF
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hashtag
Burgkunstadt
Commons category
Burgkunstadt
postal code
96224
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Folklore
  • Sons and daughters of the town
  • References
  • External links

Burgkunstadt () is a town in the district of Lichtenfels, in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Main, 15 km west of Kulmbach, and 24 km southeast of Coburg.

==History== The earliest archeological evidence of settlement dates to the 8th century, and the first written record of a settlement dates to April 13, 1059 in the time of Friedrich Barbarossa. The city earned its charter on April 27, 1426 under Prince Frederick Bishop of Bamberg.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burgkunstadt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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