Freystadt (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌʃtat] ; Northern Bavarian: Freystod) is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria. It is situated near the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, 14 km southwest of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, and 33 km southeast of Nuremberg.
Freystadt | |
|---|---|
 Church of Our Lady of Help | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Freystadt within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district  | |
  Freystadt  Freystadt | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′N 11°19′E / 49.200°N 11.317°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz |
| Subdivisions | 15 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Alexander Dorr[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.53 km2 (31.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,345 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92342 |
| Dialling codes | 09179 |
| Vehicle registration | NM |
| Website | freystadt.de |
Sons and daughters of the city
edit
- Jean Paul Egide Martini (1741-1816), German-French composer
- Ernst Schweninger (1850-1924), German physician and medical historian, physician of Otto von Bismarck.
- Hanna Ludwig (1918–2014), contralto and mezzo-soprano, and academic voice teacher
References
edit- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Freystadt.
 | This Neumarkt district location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |