Mainleus

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Mainleus
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Wernstein Castle
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Location of Mainleus within Kulmbach district
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Mainleus
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
Subdivisions42
Government
   Mayor (202026) 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
  Density130/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.

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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]

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Church and cemetery of Veitlahm
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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.