Castell, Bavaria
Castell is a municipality in Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. It was the seat of the Counts of Castell. Today it is part of the municipal association Wiesentheid. It has around 800 residents.
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Coat of arms of Coat of arms | |
Location of Castell within Kitzingen district | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′N 10°20′E / 49.750°N 10.333°ECoordinates: 49°45′N 10°20′E / 49.750°N 10.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Kitzingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Wiesentheid |
| Subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Christian Hähnlein[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.93 km2 (8.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 829 |
| • Density | 36.154/km2 (93.64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97355 |
| Vehicle registration | KT |
| Website | www |
Geography
Place
Castell is on the western slope of the Mittelgebirge Steigerwald in Kitzingen of Franconia. Its territory borders on that of Oberscheinfeld, in the surrounding district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim.
Subdivision
Castell has seven Ortsteile: Castell, Forsthaus, Geiersmühle, Greuth, Gründleinsmühle, Trautberg and Wüstenfelden.
The municipal territory was 2,292 hectares in 2013, of which 1,162 ha were accounted for by forest and 936 by agricultural use. Settlement and transport areas total just 168 ha.[3]
Neighbouring communities
Castell borders on (clockwise from the north) Abtswind, Geiselwind, Oberscheinfeld, Iphofen, Wiesenbronn and Rüdenhausen.
Castell, Bavaria Media
- Castell Kirche und Schloßberg mit Turm 001.JPG
The site of the old castle on the Schlossberg above Castell
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Castell, Kirche St. Johannes
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Fürstliches Schloss in Castell
- Burgstall Castell 1.JPG
Remains of the Oberschloss
The mound where the Unterschloss once stood
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
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Further reading
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- Karl Treutwein: Von Abtswind bis Zeilitzheim. Geschichtliches, Sehenswertes, Überlieferungen. Volkach 1987.
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