Wolframs-Eschenbach

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Wolframs-Eschenbach
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wolframs-Eschenbach
Wolframs-Eschenbach (Germany)
Wolframs-Eschenbach
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Middle Franconia
District Ansbach
Municipal assoc. Wolframs-Eschenbach
Town subdivisions 10 Ortsteile
Mayor Anton Seitz (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 25.47 km² (9.8 sq mi)
Elevation 442 m  (1450 ft)
Population 2,884  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 113 /km² (293 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AN
Postal code 91639
Area code 09875
Website www.wolframs-eschenbach.de

Coordinates: 49°14′00″N 10°44′00″E / 49.233333, 10.733333

Wolframs-Eschenbach is a town in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km southeast of Ansbach, and 36 km southwest of Nuremberg.

Wolframs-Eschenbach is a small town, founded in the middle ages, which still today preserves about 500 year old architecture.

The town is named after its most famous son, the Minnesinger Wolfram von Eschenbach, who was a medieval poet.