Wichsenstein

Village of Gößweinstein in Bavaria, Germany

Location of Wichsenstein

49°44′15″N 11°16′5″E / 49.73750°N 11.26806°E / 49.73750; 11.26806CountryGermanyStateBavariaDistrictForchheim MunicipalityGößweinstein Highest elevation

588 m (1,929 ft)Lowest elevation

480 m (1,570 ft)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

91327

Dialling codes09197

Wichsenstein is a village in the municipality of Gößweinstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in Germany.

Geography

Wichsenstein lies high up in the hills of Franconian Switzerland between the city of Nuremberg and the towns of Forchheim and Bayreuth about six kilometres southwest of Gößweinstein and fourteen kilometres east of Forchheim. The Wichsenstein Rock (Wichsensteiner Fels) towers over the centre of the village. It may be climbed using steps and, at a height of 587.8 m above sea level (NN), offers panoramic views over Franconian Switzerland.

History

The independent parish of Wichsenstein was disbanded on 1 May 1978. The majority of its more than 500 inhabitants with the villages of Wichsenstein, Altenthal, Hardt, Sattelmannsburg and Ühleinshof were incorporated into the market town (Markt) of Gößweinstein. The villages of Eberhardstein, Pfaffenloh and Urspring with around 50 inhabitants joined Markt Pretzfeld.^[1]

Transport

Wichsenstein is accessible on county roads.

The no. 222 bus links the village to the large county town of Forchheim and the municipal centre of Gößweinstein. On schooldays, there is an extra bus service, no. 226. In the evenings and at weekends there is a shuttle taxi service (Anrufsammeltaxi).

References

^ Statistisches Bundesamt, ed. (1983), Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982 (in German), Stuttgart und Mainz: W. Kohlhammer, p. 684, ISBN 3-17-003263-1