Aufseß

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Aufseß
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Bayreuth
Mayor	Ludwig Bäuerlein (CSU/FW)
Basic statistics
Area	29 km² (11.2 sq mi)
Elevation	414 m (1358 ft)
Population	1,368
- Density	47 /km² (122 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BT
Postal code	91347
Area codes	09198, 09274, 09204
Website	www.aufsess.de Coordinates: 49°54′00″N 11°13′00″E / 49.9, 11.216667

Aufseß is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany. Located in the beautiful Franconian Switzerland on the Beer Road, it is best known for the connection with the noble family of von und zu Aufsess. Members of the Imperial Knight family include Jobst Bernhard von Aufsees von und zu Aufsess, the founder of the Aufseesianum in Bamberg, Friedrich III. von Aufseß, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (1421-1431), and Hans von und zu Aufsess, the lead founder of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (formerly "Germanischen Museums“) located in Nuremberg in 1852.

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Bayreuth

Ahorntal \| Aufseß \| Bad Berneck \| Betzenstein \| Bindlach \| Bischofsgrün \| Creußen \| Eckersdorf \| Emtmannsberg \| Fichtelberg \| Gefrees \| Gesees \| Glashütten \| Goldkronach \| Haag \| Heinersreuth \| Hollfeld \| Hummeltal \| Kirchenpingarten \| Mehlmeisel \| Mistelbach \| Mistelgau \| Pegnitz \| Plankenfels \| Plech \| Pottenstein \| Prebitz \| Schnabelwaid \| Seybothenreuth \| Speichersdorf \| Waischenfeld \| Warmensteinach \| Weidenberg