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Burghaslach

Coordinates: 49°43′N 10°35′E / 49.717°N 10.583°E / 49.717; 10.583
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Burghaslach
Municipality
Coat of arms of Burghaslach
Coat of arms
Location of Burghaslach within Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district
Kitzingen (district)Würzburg (district)Fürth (district)Ansbach (district)Erlangen-HöchstadtBamberg (district)GerhardshofenBad WindsheimBaudenbachBurgbernheimBurghaslachDachsbachDiespeckDietersheimEmskirchenErgersheimGallmersgartenGollhofenGutenstettenHagenbüchachHemmersheimIllesheimIppesheimIpsheimLangenfeldMarktbergelMarkt BibartMarkt BibartMarkt ErlbachMarkt NordheimMarkt TaschendorfMünchsteinachNeuhof an der ZennNeustadt an der AischOberickelsheimObernzennOsing (unincorporated area)SimmershofenSugenheimTrautskirchenUehlfeldUffenheimWeigenheimWilhelmsdorfScheinfeldOberscheinfeld
Burghaslach is located in Germany
Burghaslach
Burghaslach
Burghaslach is located in Bavaria
Burghaslach
Burghaslach
Coordinates: 49°43′N 10°35′E / 49.717°N 10.583°E / 49.717; 10.583
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictNeustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim
Subdivisions13 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Armin Luther[1]
Area
 • Total
44.02 km2 (17.00 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,724
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96152
Dialling codes09552
Vehicle registrationNEA
Websitewww.burghaslach.de

Burghaslach is a municipality and a market town in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

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Easter-decorated market fountain of Burghaslach, in the background St. Ägidius's Church
Burghaslach's marketplace on which stands the St Ägidius's Church

Neighbouring municipalities to Burghaslach are Geiselwind, Schlüsselfeld, Vestenbergsgreuth, Markt Taschendorf, Scheinfeld and Oberscheinfeld.

Geographical Location

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Burghaslach is between Würzburg and Nürnberg. It is accessible by slip road 77 of the Bundesautobahn 3

Districts

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The municipality is composed of 16 districts:

  • Breitenlohe
  • Buchbach
  • Buchmühle
  • Burghaslach
  • Burghöchstadt
  • Freihaslach
  • Fürstenforst
  • Gleißenberg
  • Hardhof
  • Kirchrimbach
  • Münchhof
  • Niederndorf
  • Oberrimbach
  • Rosenbirkach
  • Seitenbuch
  • Unterrimbach

Placename

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The name Burghaslach is derived from the German Burg what means castle and Haslach, a local river.

History

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Burghaslach was independent from 1136.

In 1806, Burghaslach became a part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Politic

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The mayor of Burghaslach is Armin Luther, in office since 2014 and re-elected in 2020.[1]

Council

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The membership of the council is distributed as follows:

CSU/Free voters community SPD/Free voters Wählergemeinschaft Gleißenberg Freie Gemeindeliste GRÜNE Total
2002 5 3 1 5 - 14 seats
2008 6 3 1 4 - 14 seats

Economy and infrastructure

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Traffic

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The market is near the Bundesautobahn 3 Würzburg - Nürnberg slip road 77 Schlüsselfeld.

The ADAC declared the truck stop at Burghaslach as the winner of the 2008 European Service Area Competition. The truck stop was rated "very good" in five of nine categories. Among a total of 65 checked service areas in Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Switzerland the truck stop at Burghaslach came in first.

References

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  1. ^ a b Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
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