Willanzheim

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Willanzheim
Municipality
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Coat of arms
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 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 (2020–26) Ingrid Reifenscheid-Eckert [1]
Area
 • Total25.19 km2 (9.73 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total1,588
 • Density63/km2 (160/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. ↑ "Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.
  3. ↑ The Glass Armonica.
  4. ↑ Day and Benetti (2018).

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References

"The Glass Armonica: Benjamin Franklin's Magical Musical Invention" . 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.


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