Mainleus

Mainleus
Municipality
Wernstein Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Mainleus within Kulmbach district
Mainleus Show map of Germany Mainleus Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 50°06′00″N11°22′45″E / 50.10000°N 11.37917°E / 50.10000; 11.37917
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Kulmbach
Subdivisions	42
Government
•  Mayor (2020–26)	Robert Bosch [1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	49.41 km2 (19.08 sq mi)
Elevation	306 m (1,004 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31) [2]
• Total	6,410
• Density	130/km2 (336/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	95336
Dialling codes	09229
Vehicle registration	KU
Website	www.mainleus.de

Mainleus is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany, the site of a post World War II American sector displaced person camp.

Town administrative division

Mainleus is arranged in the following boroughs:

Heinersreuth Wolpersreuth Bechtelsreuth Krötennest Wüstenbuchau Buchau Wernstein

Willmersreuth Dörfles Motschenbach Pöhl Wüstendorf Veitlahm Proß

Eichberg Fassoldshof Rothwind Schwarzholz Danndorf Schimmendorf Schwarzach-Schmeilsdorf.

Commerce

Mainleus is home to Arno Friedrichs Hartmetall GMBH, a leading global manufacturer of tungsten carbide coolant-hole rod blanks for industrial tooling. They are part of the Ohio-based Hyperion Materials & Technologies group. ^[3]

Church and cemetery of Veitlahm

Church of Veitlahm

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census](CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
3. "About Us". AFC Hartmetall. Hyperion Materials & Technologies. Retrieved 30 September 2025.