Castell, Bavaria
Castell is a municipality in Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. It was the seat of the Counts of Castell. Today it is part of the municipal association Wiesentheid. It has around 800 residents.
Castell | |
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 View of Castell from the north | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Castell within Kitzingen district  | |
  Castell  Castell | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′N 10°20′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Kitzingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Wiesentheid |
| Subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Christian Hähnlein[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.93 km2 (8.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 855 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97355 |
| Dialling codes | 09325 |
| Vehicle registration | KT |
| Website | www |
Geography
Place
Castell is on the western slope of the Mittelgebirge Steigerwald in Kitzingen of Franconia. Its territory borders on that of Oberscheinfeld, in the surrounding district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim.
Subdivision
Castell has seven Ortsteile: Castell, Forsthaus, Geiersmühle, Greuth, Gründleinsmühle, Trautberg and Wüstenfelden.
The municipal territory was 2,292 hectares in 2013, of which 1,162 ha were accounted for by forest and 936 by agricultural use. Settlement and transport areas total just 168 ha.[3]
Neighbouring communities
Castell borders on (clockwise from the north) Abtswind, Geiselwind, Oberscheinfeld, Iphofen, Wiesenbronn and Rüdenhausen.
References
- Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
- "Gemeinde Castell (German)" (PDF). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
Further reading
- Georg Güntsch, ed. (1991), "Castell – Grafschaft und Dekanat, Porträt eines Dekanatsbezirks", Porträts bayerischer Dekanatsbezirke (in German), Erlangen: Verlag der Ev.-Luth. Mission, ISBN 3-87214-246-1
- Walter Scherzer (18–28 June 1981), Landeskirchliches Archiv (ed.), Christlicher Glaube in Geschichte und Gegenwart - Die Reformation in der Grafschaft Castell (in German), Nürnberg: Selbstverlag des Landeskirchlichen Archivs
- Karl Treutwein: Von Abtswind bis Zeilitzheim. Geschichtliches, Sehenswertes, Überlieferungen. Volkach 1987.
Other websites
- Gemeinde Castell
- Municipal association Wiesentheid Archived 2019-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- "Castell, Bavaria: History of the coat-of-arms" (in German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.
Towns and municipalities in Kitzingen (district) | ||
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|  Coat of Arms of Kitzingen district | |