Willanzheim

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Willanzheim
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Market square
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Location of Willanzheim within Kitzingen district
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Willanzheim
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Willanzheim
Coordinates: 49°41′N10°14′E / 49.683°N 10.233°E / 49.683; 10.233
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Unterfranken
District Kitzingen
Municipal assoc. Iphofen
Government
   Mayor (202026) Ingrid Reifenscheid-Eckert [1]
Area
  Total
25.19 km2 (9.73 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31) [2]
  Total
1,589
  Density63.08/km2 (163.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97348
Dialling codes 09323 und 09326
Vehicle registration KT
Website www.willanzheim.de

Willanzheim is a market town in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. Notable natives include Philipp Joseph Frick, b. April 14 1742, organist, composer, and performer on the glass armonica. [3]

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In 1853, a cache of 163 gold coins, mostly 14th century Florentine gold florins, was discovered in a dung-pit in a Willanzheim farm. Some are now in the collection of the Staatliche Münzsammlung, München. [4]

Notes

  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. The Glass Armonica.
  4. Day and Benetti (2018).

References

"The Glass Armonica: Benjamin Franklin's Magical Musical Invention". Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2021-12-05.

Day, Jr., William R.; Benetti, Massimo de (2018). "The Willanzheim hoard (1853) of Florentine gold florins" (PDF). Revista Italiana di Numismatica. 119: 101–162.