Weißenstadt

Town in Bavaria, Germany

(2020–26) Frank Dreyer^[1] (SPD)Area • Total42.23 km² (16.31 sq mi)Elevation630 m (2,070 ft)Population • Total3,072 • Density73/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes09253Vehicle registrationWUNWebsitewww.weissenstadt.de

Weißenstadt is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the picturesque Weißenstadter See (Weissenstadt Lake), in the Fichtel Mountains, on the river Ohře, 11 km northwest of Wunsiedel. The town got its name "White City" from the landmark church, once white now weathered dark grey.

Geography

The town nestles in the valley of the Ohře between the mountains of Waldstein and Rudolfstein and the pass of Höllpass on the plateau of the Fichtelgebirge.

Villages

The borough of Weißenstadt incorporates the town itself and a number of villages:

Birk Franken Frohnlohe Grub Grubbach Hühnerhöfen Lehsten Meierhof Neuenhammer Ruppertsgrün Schönlind

Torfmoorhölle Voitsumra Weiherhöfen Weißenhaid Weißenhaider Mühle Weißenstadt Ziegelhütte bei Lehsten Grafenmühle

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

• Heinrich Schneider (1905-1985), writer
• Peter Beauvais (1916–1986), actor and director
• Horst Hüttel (* 1968), ski jumping trainer

Personalities who have worked on the ground

• Erhard Ackermann (1813-1880), the founder of the industrial granite refinement in Germany

References