Mainleus
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
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Mainleus is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany, the site of a post World War II American sector displaced person camp.
Mainleus | |
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Wernstein Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mainleus
within Kulmbach district  | |
 Location of Mainleus | |
  Mainleus  Mainleus | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′00″N 11°22′45″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Kulmbach |
| Subdivisions | 42 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Robert Bosch[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.41 km2 (19.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,410 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (336/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95336 |
| Dialling codes | 09229 |
| Vehicle registration | KU |
| Website | www.mainleus.de |
Town administrative division
Mainleus is arranged in the following boroughs:
- Heinersreuth
- Wolpersreuth
- Bechtelsreuth
- Krötennest
- Wüstenbuchau
- Buchau
- Wernstein
- Willmersreuth
- Dörfles
- Motschenbach
- Pöhl
- Wüstendorf
- Veitlahm
- Proß
- Eichberg
- Fassoldshof
- Rothwind
- Schwarzholz
- Danndorf
- Schimmendorf
- Schwarzach-Schmeilsdorf.
Commerce
Mainleus is home to Arno Friedrichs Hartmetall GMBH, a leading global manufacturer of tungsten carbide coolant-hole rod blanks for industrial tooling. They are part of the Ohio-based Hyperion Materials & Technologies group.[3]
