Burkardroth
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| Burkardroth | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Lower Franconia |
| District | Bad Kissingen |
| Local subdivisions | 12 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Emil Müller (CSU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 69.11 km² (26.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population | 7,920 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 115 /km² (297 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KG |
| Postal code | 97705 |
| Area code | 09734 |
| Website | www.burkardroth.de |
Burkardroth is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.
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[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
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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