Maroldsweisach

Maroldsweisach
Maroldsweisach Castle
Coat of arms
Maroldsweisach
Location of Maroldsweisach within Haßberge district
Coordinates: 50°11′51″N 10°39′49″E / 50.19750°N 10.66361°ECoordinates: 50°11′51″N 10°39′49″E / 50.19750°N 10.66361°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Haßberge
Government
• Mayor	Wilhelm Schneider (CSU)
Area
• Total	71.87 km^2 (27.75 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,415
• Density	48/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	96126
Dialling codes	09532
Vehicle registration	HAS
Website	www.maroldsweisach.de

Maroldsweisach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany.

Culture and sights

• Alte Burg (Altenstein), the "Old Castle"
• Altenstein Castle
• Ditterswind Palace
• Hafenpreppach Palace
• Maroldsweisach Palace
• Pfaffendorf Palace
• Pfaffendorf Village Church
• Birkenfeld Palace
• Jewish Cemetery with memorial tablets to persecuted and murdered Jews

Local Citizens of Note

• Joseph Brunner (November 26, 1706 –– November 19, 1827) was born in Trappstadt and died in Altenstein. Once considered to have been the oldest proven person, information has recently surfaced which suggests he may have only been born in 1739, making him 88 years old at the time of his death
• Rudolf Berthold, the World War I flying ace and Pour le Merite winner, was born in Ditterswind.^[2]

References

• Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.

1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.
2. Franks et al 1993, p. 71.