Dietenhofen

Dietenhofen is a municipality in Ansbach in Bavaria, Germany.

Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Dietenhofen within Ansbach district
Coordinates: 49°24′10″N 10°41′10″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Middle Franconia
District	Ansbach
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Rainer Erdel
Area
• Total	63.96 km2 (24.70 sq mi)
Elevation	353 m (1,158 ft)
Population  (2016-12-31)
• Total	5,535
• Density	86.538/km2 (224.13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	90599
Vehicle registration	AN
Website	www.dietenhofen.de

Geography

This small village is in the Franconian Heights about 28 km west of Nuremberg, 14 km north east of Ansbach and 38 km east of Rothenburg o.d. Tauber.
The river Bibert flows through the valley community. It also gives its name to the Bibert walking and bicycle path. Apart from the main village, there are 27 subdivisions which also belong to Dietenhofen.

These are:

Adelmannsdorf Andorf Dietenholz Ebersdorf Frickendorf Götteldorf Haunoldshofen Herpersdorf Höfen Hörleinsdorf Kehlmünz Kleinhabersdorf Kleinhaslach Lentersdorf

Leonrod Methlach Moosmühle Münchzell Neudietenholz Neudorf Oberschlauersbach Rothleiten Rüdern Seubersdorf Stolzmühle Walburgswinden Warzfelden

Political situation

The current mayor, Heinz Henninger has been in power since 1984.
The local council includes 20 voluntary members.

Dietenhofen has two twin towns:

Flavignac in France Zschorlau in Saxony/Germany

Exchanges take place and lasting friendships have been established.

Culture

Dietenhofen has a recently renovated indoor swimming pool and a sports hall. There are also some playing fields.
The clubs and music groups on offer make sure that there is something for everybody. Cultural events take place regularly.

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  St. Boniface’s – the new Catholic church, consecrated Sept. 2009

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  St. Andrews – the Protestant church

Dietenhofen Media

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  The Doodleman’s Fountain with a half-timbered house in the background