Karlstein am Main
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municipality of Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Bavaria
- Admin region
- Lower Franconia
- District
- Aschaffenburg
- Subdivisions
- 2 Ortsteile
- Mayor 2023 29
- Peter Kreß
- Total
- 12.68 km (4.90 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 110 m (360 ft)
- Density
- 599/km (1,550/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 06188
- Vehicle registration
- AB
- Website
- www.karlstein.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Karlstein am Main
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Aschaffenburg district
- Population
- 8125
- Area
- 12.67
- Elevation
- 110
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Alzenau
- Official website
- www.karlstein.de
- Image
- Karlstein (von Hörstein aus).JPG
- Dialing code
- 06188
- Licence plate code
- AB
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- Commons category
- Karlstein am Main
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 63791
- short name
- Karlstein/Main
- native label
- Karlstein am Main
- hashtag
- KarlsteinAmMain
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Encyclopedic overview
Karlstein am Main (officially Karlstein a. Main) is a municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the westernmost settlement in Bavaria. Karlstein's Gemeindeteile are Dettingen and Großwelzheim, the former being notable as the site of the Battle of Dettingen during the War of the Austrian Succession. In the 20th century, the town was the site of the, now decommissioned, Großwelzheim Nuclear Power Plant.
Geography
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