Ludwigsstadt
Appearance
Ludwigsstadt | |
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![]() DB train passing Trogenbach viaduct | |
Coordinates: 50°29′09″N 11°23′15″E / 50.48583°N 11.38750°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberfranken |
District | Kronach |
Subdivisions | 5 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Timo Ehrhardt[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 58.72 km2 (22.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 446 m (1,463 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,322 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 96337 |
Dialling codes | 09263 |
Vehicle registration | KC |
Website | www.ludwigsstadt.de |
Ludwigsstadt is a town in Kronach, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
[change | change source]It is in the valley of the Loquitz River, a tributary of the Saale, in the Thuringian-Franconian Highlands of the Thuringian Slate Mountains and the Franconian Forest mountain ranges. Being 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Kronach, the Bavarian border with the state of Thuringia runs about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the town centre, with Thuringian Saalfeld in a distance of c. 18 km (11 mi) down the Loquitz. Ludwigsstadt is the only municipality of the State of Bavaria north of the Rennsteig ridge.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .