Burghaslach
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Burghaslach | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Burghaslach
within Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district  | |
 Location of Burghaslach | |
  Burghaslach  Burghaslach | |
| Coordinates: 49°43′N 10°35′E / 49.717°N 10.583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Mittelfranken |
| District | Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim |
| Subdivisions | 13 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Armin Luther[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.02 km2 (17.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,724 |
| • Density | 61.88/km2 (160.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 96152 |
| Dialling codes | 09552 |
| Vehicle registration | NEA |
| Website | www.burghaslach.de |
Burghaslach is a municipality and a market town in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.
Geographical Location
Neighbouring municipalities to Burghaslach are Geiselwind, Schlüsselfeld, Vestenbergsgreuth, Markt Taschendorf, Scheinfeld and Oberscheinfeld.
Burghaslach is between Würzburg and Nürnberg. It is accessible by slip road 77 of the Bundesautobahn 3
Districts
The municipality is composed of 16 districts:
- Breitenlohe
- Buchbach
- Buchmühle
- Burghaslach
- Burghöchstadt
- Freihaslach
- Fürstenforst
- Gleißenberg
- Hardhof
- Kirchrimbach
- Münchhof
- Niederndorf
- Oberrimbach
- Rosenbirkach
- Seitenbuch
- Unterrimbach
Placename
The name Burghaslach is derived from the German Burg what means castle and Haslach, a local river.
History
Burghaslach was independent from 1136.
In 1806, Burghaslach became a part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
