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Aufseß
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Location of Aufseß within Bayreuth district
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Coordinates | |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Upper Franconia |
District | Bayreuth |
Mayor | Ludwig Bäuerlein (CSU/FW) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 414 m (1358 ft) |
Population | 1,333 (31 December 2010)[1] |
- Density | 46 /km2 (119 /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 |
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.
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