Steinwiesen
Sign in to saveSteinwiesen is a market town and municipality located in the Upper Franconian district of Kronach, in Bavaria, Germany. The town is situated about 100 km slightly east of due north of Nuremberg, and approximately 10 km northeast of Kronach. The main town is located in a valley, within the Franconian Forest Nature Park, and is known for its particularly scenic surroundings.
Key facts
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Steinwiesen COA.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Steinwiesen, Am Kirchplatz 11 20170705 001.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Church of Virgin Mary
- German location.image_plan
- Steinwiesen in KC.svg
- German location.state
- Bayern
- German location.region
- Oberfranken
- German location.district
- Kronach
- German location.elevation
- 374
- German location.area
- 55.08
- German location.postal_code
- 96349
- German location.area_code
- 09262 in Teilen: 09260, 09267
- German location.licence
- KC
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 09 4 76 177
- German location.divisions
- 5 Ortsteile
- German location.website
- www.steinwiesen.de
- German location.mayor
- Gerhard Wunder
- German location.leader_term
- 2020–26
- German location.party
- CSU
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3333
- Area
- 55.02
- Elevation
- 374
- Official website
- www.steinwiesen.de
- Image
- Steinwiesen, Nordhalbener Straße 13 20170705 001.jpg
- Dialing code
- 09267
- Licence plate code
- KC
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- postal code
- 96349
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Steinwiesen is a market town and municipality located in the Upper Franconian district of Kronach, in Bavaria, Germany. The town is situated about 100 km slightly east of due north of Nuremberg, and approximately 10 km northeast of Kronach. The main town is located in a valley, within the Franconian Forest Nature Park, and is known for its particularly scenic surroundings.
== History == Steinwiesen is thought to have been founded in 1000 AD, and was first mentioned under the name 'Steinnigenwiesen' in Urbar A of the Bamberg Collegiate Diocese in 1323 as part of a list of possessions and interests. Steinnigenwiesen held 9.5 fiefs and a mill. The name is derived from a translation referred to as a 'stony meadows'. In 1348, 'Steinwisen' was mentioned for the first time in Urbar B.
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