Maßbach
Maßbach
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Maßbach is a market town and municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.
Maßbach | |
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Church of Saint Bartholomew | |
Location of Maßbach within Bad Kissingen district | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′N 10°17′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Bad Kissingen |
| Municipal assoc. | Maßbach |
| Subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Matthias Klement[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.31 km2 (22.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,377 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97711 |
| Dialling codes | 09735 |
| Vehicle registration | KG |
| Website | www |
Maßbach lies between the biosphere reserve of the Bavarian Rhön Mountains and Haßberge.
- Münnerstadt
- Thundorf
- Üchtelhausen in the district of Schweinfurt
- Rannungen
The following towns belong to the municipality:
- Maßbach
- Rannungen
- Thundorf (including the Theinfeld und Rothhausen)
Maßbach includes the following villages:
- Poppenlauer
- Volkershausen
- Weichtungen
The town was first documented in 770. Beginning in the mid-19th century many residents of Massbach and the surrounding area emigrated to the United States and settled in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. They named their settlement in Derinda Township "Massbach" after their home village.
A red and silver shield divided into alternating stripes emanating from a point at the top.
- Bretteville-sur-Laize, near Caen
France
The Fränkisches Theater Schloss Maßbach is a private theater which presents an ambitious program. The Heimatmuseum is housed in the palace in Maßbach-Poppenlauer
There is public bus service to Schweinfurt, Bad Kissingen, and Bad Neustadt. The nearest train station is in Münnerstadt on the Schweinfurt-Erfurt line. The municipality has its own exit from the Autobahn A71.
- Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).