Aufseß

Aufseß
Aufseß
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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