Wendelstein, Bavaria

Wendelstein is a municipality in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany, located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of Nuremberg.

Wendelstein
Coat of arms
Location of Wendelstein within Roth district
Wendelstein
Wendelstein
Coordinates: 49°21′13″N 11°8′54″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictRoth
Government
 • MayorWerner Langhans (CSU)
Area
 • Total51.08 km2 (19.72 sq mi)
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total15,757
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
90530
Dialling codes09129
Vehicle registrationRH
Websitewww.wendelstein.de
Center of Wendelstein

Geography

Wendelstein is about 13 km south-southeast of the center of the city of Nuremberg in the Schwarzach Valley. To the north it borders Nuremberg, to the east Feucht, Schwarzenbruck and Pyrbaum, to the south Allersberg and Schwanstetten and to the west Rednitzhembach and Schwabach. The municipal area also includes an uninhabited exclave, one square kilometer in size, of Lorenzer Reichswald north of a former ammunition dump, Heeresmunitionsanstalt Feucht.

Notable inhabitants
Johann Cochlaus

References
  1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.


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