Maßbach

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Maßbach
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Maßbach
Maßbach (Germany)
Maßbach
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Franconia
District Bad Kissingen
Municipal assoc. Maßbach
Local subdivisions 4 Ortsteile
Mayor Johannes Wegner (Green Party)
Basic statistics
Area 59.31 km² (22.9 sq mi)
Elevation 284 m  (932 ft)
Population 4,843  (30/06/2005)
 - Density 82 /km² (211 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KG
Postal code 97711
Area code 09735
Website www.massbach.de

Coordinates: 50°11′00″N 10°17′00″E / 50.183333, 10.283333

Maßbach is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

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[edit] Geography

Maßbach lies between the biosphere reserve of the Bavarian Rhön Mountains and Haßberge.

[edit] Neighboring municipalities

[edit] Divisions of the municipality

The following towns belong to the municipality:

  • Maßbach
  • Rannungen
  • Thundorf (including the Theinfeld und Rothhausen)

Maßbach includes the following villages:

  • Poppenlauer
  • Volkershausen
  • Weichtungen

[edit] History

The town was first documented in 770.

[edit] Coat of arms

A red and silver shield divided into alternating stripes emanating from a point at the top.

[edit] Sister cities

[edit] Culture

The Fränkisches Theater Schloss Maßbach is a private theater which presents an ambitious program. The Heimatmuseum is housed in the palace in Maßbach-Poppenlauer

[edit] Transportation

There is public bus service to Schweinfurt, Bad Kissingen, and Bad Neustadt. The nearest train station is in Münnerstadt on the Schweinfurt-Erfurt line. The municipality has its own exit from the Autobahn A-71.

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[edit] References

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