Partenstein
Partenstein is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Partenstein. Partenstein is on Bundesstraße 276.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Partenstein within Main-Spessart district  | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′N 9°31′E / 50.050°N 9.517°ECoordinates: 50°3′N 9°31′E / 50.050°N 9.517°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Main-Spessart |
| Municipal assoc. | Partenstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Stephan Amend[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.47 km2 (4.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,787 |
| • Density | 266.19/km2 (689.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97846 |
| Vehicle registration | MSP |
| Website | partenstein.de |
Geography
Location
Partenstein is in the Main Spessart Region in the middle of the Spessart (range) on the left edge of the river Lohr, some 7 km northwest of the town of Lohr am Main.
The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Partenstein, Partensteiner Forst.
Further reading
- Dommerich, Urkundliche Geschichte der allmählichen Vergrößerung der Grafschaft Hanau von der Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts bis zum Aussterben des Hauses 1736 (in German), in: Mitteilungen der Hanauer Bezirksverwaltung 1/2 (1860), pp. 114f, 128, 195.
- Engelhard, Regenerus, Erdbeschreibung der Hessischen Lande Casselischen Antheiles mit Anmerkungen aus der Geschichte und aus Urkunden erläutert (in German), Part 2, Cassel 1778, ND 2004, p. 791
- Haase, Franziska, Ulrich I., Herr von Hanau 1281-1306 (in German), masch. Diss. Münster 1924, p. 11, 19.
Partenstein Media
Village square with well, Catholic church in the background
Erichstollen (ancient baryte mining facilities)
Memorial for the war dead, Partenstein, Franconia, Germany
Ruins of Burg Bartenstein
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
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Other websites
- Community’s official webpage (in German)
- Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Partenstein (in German)
- Partenstein Historical Workshop (in German)