Burghaslach

Burghaslach
Municipality
Coat of arms of Burghaslach
Coat of arms
Location of Burghaslach within Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district
Burghaslach is located in Germany
Burghaslach
Burghaslach
Burghaslach is located in Bavaria
Burghaslach
Burghaslach
Coordinates: 49°43′N 10°35′E / 49.717°N 10.583°E / 49.717; 10.583
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictNeustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim
Subdivisions13 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Armin Luther[1]
Area
 • Total44.02 km2 (17.00 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,702
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96152
Dialling codes09552
Vehicle registrationNEA
Websitewww.burghaslach.de

Burghaslach is a municipality and a market town in Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Easter-decorated market fountain of Burghaslach, in the background St. Ägidius's Church
Burghaslach's marketplace on which stands the St Ägidius's Church

Neighbouring municipalities to Burghaslach are Geiselwind, Schlüsselfeld, Vestenbergsgreuth, Markt Taschendorf, Scheinfeld and Oberscheinfeld.

Geographical Location

Burghaslach is between Würzburg and Nürnberg. It is accessible by slip road 77 of the Bundesautobahn 3

Districts

The municipality has the following 16 districts:

  • Breitenlohe
  • Buchbach
  • Buchmühle
  • Burghaslach
  • Burghöchstadt
  • Freihaslach
  • Fürstenforst
  • Gleißenberg
  • Hardhof
  • Kirchrimbach
  • Münchhof
  • Niederndorf
  • Oberrimbach
  • Rosenbirkach
  • Seitenbuch
  • Unterrimbach

Placename

The name Burghaslach comes from the German Burg what means castle and Haslach, a local river.

References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
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