Weisendorf

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Weisendorf
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Weisendorf
Weisendorf (Germany)
Weisendorf
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Middle Franconia
District Erlangen-Höchstadt
Mayor Armin Stürmer (Bürgerliche Wählergemeinschaft)
Basic statistics
Area 36.72 km² (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation 308 m  (1011 ft)
Population 6,210  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 169 /km² (438 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ERH
Postal code 91085
Area code 09135
Website www.weisendorf.de

Coordinates: 49°37′00″N 10°50′00″E / 49.616667, 10.833333

Weisendorf is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It belongs to the administrative region of Middle Franconia.

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[edit] Geography

Weisendorf is located 15 km west of Erlangen.

[edit] Division of the town

  • Boxbrunn
  • Buch
  • Kairlindach
  • Mitteldorf
  • Nankendorf
  • Neuenbürg
  • Oberlindach
  • Reinersdorf
  • Reuth
  • Rezelsdorf
  • Sauerheim
  • Schmiedelberg
  • Sintmann
  • Weisendorf

[edit] Economy

Most citizens of Weisendorf work in nearby Erlangen (known for its university and Siemens AG) and the region of Nuremberg.

[edit] Culture

[edit] Food

A local food speciality is the "Aischgründer Spiegelkarpfen", a type of fried fish.

[edit] Transportation

Weisendorf is near the motorway A3 (Frankfurt-Regensburg). The next railroad-station is located in Erlangen (ca. 15 km). The Nuremberg airport (ca. 30 km) provides access to many cities in Europe and the rest of the world.

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