Burkardroth

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Coordinates: 50°16′N 9°59′E

Burkardroth
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Lower Franconia
District	Bad Kissingen
Population	7920 (12/2005)
Area	69.11 km²
Population density	115 /km²
Elevation	304 m
Coordinates	50°16′ N 9°59′ E
Postal code	97705
Area code	09734
Licence plate code	KG
Mayor	Emil Müller (CSU)
Website	www.burkardroth.de

Burkardroth is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Divisions of the municipality 3 History 4 Sister cities 5 Sightseeing 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Geography

Burkardroth lies on the south boundary of the biosphere reserve Rhön about 14 km northwest of the district capital of Bad Kissingen. On the north, it borders on the district of Rhön-Grabfeld.

[edit] Divisions of the municipality

There are 12 towns in the municipality:

• Burkardroth
• Frauenroth
• Gefäll
• Katzenbach
• Lauter
• Oehrberg
• Premich
• Stangenroth
• Stralsbach
• Waldfenster
• Wollbach
• Zahlbach

[edit] History

The present municipality (Markgemeinde) was created in 1972.

[edit] Sister cities

• Ense, district of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia

[edit] Sightseeing

The most important architectural monuments are the church of St. Petrus, which dates from the 17th century, and the chapel of the former Cistercian monastery of Frauenroth.

[edit] External links

• Official Web site

[edit] References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.