Lichtenfels, Bavaria

Lichtenfels is a town in the Upper Franconian region of Bavaria, Germany, the administrative seat of Lichtenfels district. It is mainly known as the German "Basket City".

Lichtenfels
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Lichtenfels
Coat of arms
Location of Lichtenfels within Lichtenfels district
Lichtenfels is located in Germany
Lichtenfels
Lichtenfels
Lichtenfels is located in Bavaria
Lichtenfels
Lichtenfels
Coordinates: 50°08′N 11°02′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictLichtenfels
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Andreas Hügerich[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total122.27 km2 (47.21 sq mi)
Elevation
271 m (889 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total20,217
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96215
Dialling codes09571
Vehicle registrationLIF, STE
Websitewww.lichtenfels.de

Geography

It is on the upper path of the river Main, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Coburg, and 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Bamberg. The hilly landscape is called Gottesgarten am Obermain ("God's garden on the upper Main"), referring to the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and Banz Abbey. The Maintal (valley of the Main) goes from East to West. The most important cities of the district are Burgkunstadt, Bad Staffelstein and the district city of Lichtenfels. The Rodach river, a tributary of the Main, runs through the area and reaches its greatest width in the northern part between Hochstadt am Main and Lichtenfels.

The district of Lichtenfels is in the western part of the government region (Regierungsbezirk) of Oberfranken (Upper Franconia). It is surrounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Coburg, Kronach, Kulmbach, Bayreuth and Bamberg.

The southern edge of the Main stretches up to the mountain range of the Franconian Jura (Fränkische Alb) below the Staffelberg close to Bad Staffelstein. The northern edge of the Main stretches up to the Itz-Baunach Highlands.

Administrative division

The town is divided into several districts:

Buch am Forst, Degendorf, Eichig, Gnellenroth, Hammer, Isling, Klosterlangheim, Kösten, Köttel, Krappenroth, Lahm, Mistelfeld, Mönchkröttendorf, Oberlangheim, Oberwallenstadt, Reundorf, Roth, Rothmannsthal, Schney, Schönsreuth, Seehof, Seubelsdorf, Stetten, Stöcken, Tiefenroth, Trieb, Unterwallenstadt und Weingarten.

Twin towns – sister cities

Lichtenfels is twinned with:[3]

References
  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
  3. "Unsere Partnerstädte". lichtenfels.de (in German). Lichtenfels. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
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