Stadtsteinach

Stadtsteinach
Town
Church in Stadtsteinach
Coat of arms
Location of Stadtsteinach within Kulmbach district
Stadtsteinach Show map of Germany Stadtsteinach Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 50°10′N11°30′E / 50.167°N 11.500°E / 50.167; 11.500
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Kulmbach
Municipal assoc.	Stadtsteinach
Subdivisions	27 Ortsteile
Government
•  Mayor (2020–26)	Roland Wolfrum [1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	39.79 km2 (15.36 sq mi)
Elevation	351 m (1,152 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31) [2]
• Total	2,983
• Density	74.97/km2 (194.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	95346
Dialling codes	09225
Vehicle registration	KU (old: SAN)
Website	www.stadtsteinach.de

Stadtsteinach (German pronunciation: [ʃtatˈʃtaɪnax] ^ⓘ ) is a town in the district of Kulmbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Franconian Forest, 8 km northeast of Kulmbach.

It is known for its proximity to mountains, fields and nature reserves.

Town divisions

Stadtsteinach is arranged in the following boroughs:

Stadtsteinach Bergleshof Große Birken Kleine Birken Deckenreuth Deinhardsmühle Eisenberg Forkel Frankenreuth

Gründlein Hammermühle Hochofen Höfles Mittelhammer Oberhammer Oberzaubach Osenbaum Petschen

Römersreuth Schwärzleinsdorf Schwand Silberklippe Triebenreuth Unterzaubach Vogtendorf Vorderreuth Ziegelhütte

Steinachklamm in the valley of Untere Steinach river in winter

Notable people

• Wilhelm Weiss (1892-1950), politician (NSDAP), SA-Obergruppenführer and chief editor of the Völkischer Beobachter
• Jörg Dittwar (born 1963), footballer
• Simone Mathes (born 1975), hammer thrower, several times German champion during the 1990s

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.