File:Downtown_Fredericksburg,_TX_IMG_0406.JPG · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Fredericksburg
Sign in to saveAlso known as Fredericksburg, Texas, Fredericksburg, TX
city in and county seat of Gillespie County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Gillespie
- Named after
- Prince Frederick of Prussia
- Total
- 9.25 sq mi (23.95 km )
- Land
- 9.19 sq mi (23.81 km )
- Water
- 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km )
- Elevation
- 1,723 ft (525 m)
- Density
- 1,183/sq mi (456.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−05:00 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-27348
- Website
- www .fbgtx .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Fredericksburg
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Gillespie County
- Population
- 10875
- Area
- 22.34453
- Elevation
- 516
- Capital of
- Gillespie County
- Official website
- www.fbgtx.org
- Image
- ChrisLitherlandFredericksburg.jpg
- Households
- 4796
- Dialing code
- 830
Show 10 more facts
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Fredericksburg, Texas
- Commons category
- Fredericksburg, Texas
- topic's main category
- Category:Fredericksburg, Texas
- twinned administrative body
- Montabaur
- postal code
- 78624
- inception
- 1846-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.5514
- per capita income
- 33759
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
~19 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Fredericksburg is a city in and the county seat of Gillespie County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 Census, this city had a population of 10,875.
Fredericksburg was founded in 1846 and named after Prince Frederick of Prussia. Old-time German residents often referred to Fredericksburg as Fritztown, a nickname that is still used in some businesses. It is located 70 miles northwest of San Antonio, and approximately 80 miles west of Austin. This city is also notable as the center of Texas German, a dialect spoken by the first generations of German settlers who initially refused to learn English. Fredericksburg shares many cultural characteristics with New Braunfels, which had been established by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels the previous year. Fredericksburg is the birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. It is the sister city of Montabaur, Germany. On October 14, 1970, the Fredericksburg Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Texas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fredericksburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.