Karlstadt am Main
Karlstadt is a town in Main-Spessart in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative centre of Main-Spessart (Kreisstadt), and has a population of around 15,000.
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Location of Karlstadt am Main within Main-Spessart district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°57′37″N 9°46′20″E / 49.96028°N 9.77222°ECoordinates: 49°57′37″N 9°46′20″E / 49.96028°N 9.77222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Main-Spessart |
| Subdivisions | 9 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Michael Hombach[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98.11 km2 (37.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,885 |
| • Density | 151.717/km2 (392.95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97753 |
| Vehicle registration | MSP |
| Website | www.karlstadt.de |
Geography
Karlstadt is on the River Main in Main-Spessart, about 25 km north of the city of Würzburg. It belongs to the Main-Franconian wine-growing region. The town itself is on the right edge of the river, but the municipal territory extends to the left edge.
Since the combinations in 1978, Karlstadt's Stadtteile have been Gambach, Heßlar, Karlburg, Klein Laudenbach, Laudenbach, Mühlbach, Rohrbach, Stadelhofen, Stetten, and Wiesenfeld.
Notable people
- Johannes Schöner (b. 1477, d. 1547 in Nuremberg), mathematician, geographer, cartographer, astronomer, and astrologist
- Andreas Bodenstein (b. about 1482, d. 1541 in Basel), also named after his birthplace Karlstadt, or in Latinized form Carolstadius, reformer
- Johann Draconites (b. about 1494, d. 1566 in Wittenberg), theologian, humanistic philosopher, and reformer
- Michael Beuther (b. 1522, d. 1587 in Strasbourg), historian, poet, jurist, and official
- Johann Rudolph Glauber (b. 1604 in Karlstadt; d. 1670 in Amsterdam), apothecary and chemist
- Franz Sperr (b. 1878, d. 23 January 1945 executed in Berlin-Plötzensee), jurist and member of the Widerstand in the Third Reich
- Bernhard Fech (b. 1887, d. 1915 near Soldau in Masuria), painter
- Hermann Sendelbach (b. 1894 in Wiesenfeld-Erlenbach, d. 1971), writer, poet
- Ruth Westheimer (b. Karola Ruth Siegel and known as "Dr. Ruth," 4 June 1928 in Wiesenfeld), sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper; later, U.S. citizen.
- Detlef Wagenthaler (b. 1948 in Aschaffenburg, d. 2007 in Karlstadt), carnevalist
- Roland Büchner (b. 1954), Regensburg cathedral choirmaster, conductor, leader of the Regensburger Domspatzen
Gallery
Karlsburg, Karlstadt, on the west bank of the Main
Main gate with flood gauge, Karlstadt
Main gate tower and main gate, Karlstadt
Bond of the town of Karlstadt am Main, issued 1 September 1888
Karlstadt Am Main Media
Industry south of Karlstadt.
References
Other websites
- Town’s official webpage (in German)
- Karlstadt am Main. In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 4. Auflage. Band 9, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Leipzig/Wien 1885–1892, S. 546.