Werneck

Werneck is a market town in Schweinfurt in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.

Werneck
Municipality
Werneck Palace in Werneck, by Balthasar Neumann
Coat of arms
Location of Werneck within Schweinfurt district
Werneck Werneck
Coordinates: 49°59′N 10°6′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Schweinfurt
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Sebastian Hauck (CSU)
Area
• Total	73.56 km2 (28.40 sq mi)
Elevation	222 m (728 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	10,146
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97440
Dialling codes	09722
Vehicle registration	SW
Website	www.werneck.de

Garden view of the palace

View of the palace from the old marketplace of Werneck, Balthasar-Neumann-Platz

Geography

Place

Werneck is in Lower Franconia in Bavaria, about 12 km from Schweinfurt and 25 km from Würzburg. It is on a curve in the Wern, a tributary of the Main, on the edge of the plateau above the river. Its highest point is at 337.20 m of elevation, its lowest at 212.50 m. The total area of the municipality is 73.65 km², of which about 9 km² are wooded.

Subdivisions

Werneck has the following districts:

• Eckartshausen
• Egenhausen
• Ettleben
• Eßleben
• Mühlhausen
• Rundelshausen
• Schleerieth
• Schnackenwerth
• Schraudenbach
• Stettbach
• Vasbühl
• Werneck
• Zeuzleben

References

• Manfred Fuchs. Chronik der jüdischen Gemeinde von Werneck. Spuren jüdischen Lebens 1677–1904. Werneck: Historisches Verein Markt Werneck, 2010 (in German)

Other websites

• Official website (in German)
• Historischer Verein Markt Werneck (Historical Society)
• Denkmale in Werneck (Monuments) (requires agreement with terms of service)
• Werneck in Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th ed. (1885–1892)