Wichsenstein
Wichsenstein is a village in the municipality of Gößweinstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in Germany.
Wichsenstein | |
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Village of Gößweinstein | |
 St. Erhard Church and (behind) the Wichsenstein Rock | |
Location of Wichsenstein  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°44′15″N 11°16′5″E / 49.73750°N 11.26806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| District | Forchheim |
| Municipality | Gößweinstein |
| Highest elevation | 588 m (1,929 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 91327 |
| Dialling codes | 09197 |
Geography
changeWichsenstein is high up in the hills of Franconian Switzerland between the city of Nuremberg and the towns of Forchheim and Bayreuth about six kilometres southwest of Gößweinstein and fourteen kilometres east of Forchheim. The Wichsenstein Rock (Wichsensteiner Fels) towers over the centre of the village. It may be climbed using steps and, at a height of 587.8 m above sea level (NN), offers panoramic views over Franconian Switzerland.
History
changeThe independent parish of Wichsenstein was broken up on 1 May 1978. The majority of its more than 500 residents with the villages of Wichsenstein, Altenthal, Hardt, Sattelmannsburg and Ühleinshof were incorporated into the market town (Markt) of Gößweinstein. The villages of Eberhardstein, Pfaffenloh and Urspring with around 50 residents joined Markt Pretzfeld.[1]
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change- ↑ Statistisches Bundesamt, ed. (1983), Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982 (in German), Stuttgart und Mainz: W. Kohlhammer, p. 684, ISBN 3-17-003263-1
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