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Lichtenfels
District
Flag of Lichtenfels
Flag
Coat of arms of Lichtenfels
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Upper Franconia
Capital Lichtenfels
Government
 • District admin.Christian Meißner ( CSU)
Area
 • Total552 km2 (213 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022) [1]
 • Total67,328
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Vehicle registrationLIF, STE
Website landkreis-lichtenfels.de

Lichtenfels is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Coburg, Kronach, Kulmbach, Bayreuth and Bamberg.

History

In medieval times the Main river served as the border between the two main states possessing lands in this territory: the Bishopric of Bamberg, and the County of Andechs. The castle of Lichtenfels was property of Andechs, which later fell under the Duchy of Merania. In 1248 the Dukes of Merania became extinct, and the entire region was annexed by the clerical state of Bamberg. In 1803 the clerical states of Germany were dissolved, and the Bishopric of Bamberg fell to Bavaria.

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Lichtenfels and Staffelstein.

Geography

The district is situated on both banks of the river Main in the hills of the Franconian Jura (Fränkische Alb).

Coat of arms

Yellow and blue were the colours of Andechs resp. Merania. The bishopric of Bamberg is symbolised by the heraldic lion of Bamberg. On the left side there are the orb and the crown of the Holy Roman Empire.

Towns and municipalities

Neuensorger Forst Breitengüßbacher Forst Haßberge (district) Coburg Coburg (district) Kronach (district) Kulmbach (district) Bayreuth (district) Bamberg (district) Redwitz an der Rodach Michelau in Oberfranken Weismain Altenkunstadt Bad Staffelstein Marktzeuln Marktgraitz Lichtenfels Hochstadt am Main Ebensfeld Burgkunstadt
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Staffelstein
  2. Burgkunstadt
  3. Lichtenfels
  4. Weismain
  1. Altenkunstadt
  2. Ebensfeld
  3. Hochstadt am Main
  4. Marktgraitz
  5. Marktzeuln
  6. Michelau in Oberfranken
  7. Redwitz an der Rodach

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) ( Hilfe dazu).

External links

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