Wörth an der Donau

Not to be confused with Donauwörth.

Wörth an der Donau (German pronunciation: [vœʁt] ^ⓘ; Northern Bavarian: Wiard) is a town in the district of Regensburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube, 22 km east of Regensburg.

Wörth an der Donau
Town
Wörth an der Donau Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Wörth an der Donau within Regensburg district
Wörth an der Donau Show map of Germany Wörth an der Donau Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°00′03″N 12°24′04″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Palatinate
District	Regensburg
Municipal assoc.	Wörth an der Donau
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Josef Schütz[1]
Area
• Total	52.34 km2 (20.21 sq mi)
Highest elevation	630 m (2,070 ft)
Lowest elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,148
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	93084–93086
Dialling codes	09482
Vehicle registration	R
Website	www.woerth-donau.de

First mayors before 1945

First mention of a mayor: Ulrich Vorstl (1482)

• Franz Xaver Pittinger (1803-1808)
• Schottenloher
• Vilsmeier
• Kleebauer
• Max Joseph Scheglmann (1876 to 1888)
• Oetting (1888 to 1902)
• Johann Henfling (1902 to 1930)
• Karl Saller, last freely elected mayor (1930 to 1933)
• Alfons Lehle, NSDAP (April 1933 to August 1936)
• Paul Gottschall, NSDAP (August 1936 to October 1936)
• Friedrich Horkheimer, NSDAP (October 1936 to May 1945)

First mayor since 1945

• 1945 to 1946: Alois Schmelz (introduced by US-Army)
• 1946 to 1965: Johann Baumann (ÜWG)
• 1965 to 1973: Alfred Büchele (CSU)
• 1973 to 2002: Franz Beutl (CSU)
• 2002 to 2020: Anton Rothfischer (ÜWG)
• since 2020: Josef Schütz (CSU)

Official First Mayor

Anton Rothfischer (ÜWG) was elected mayor for the first time in the 2002 election. He was reelected in 2008 and 2014. In March 2020 Josef Schütz (CSU) was elected mayor.

Sons and daughters of the town

Otto Pittinger

• Otto Pittinger (1878-1926), medical councilor, politician and paramedical officer
• Johann Reichhart (1893-1972), executioner
• Ludwig Franz (1922-1990), politician (CSU) Member of Bundestag 1953-1976
• Franz Fuchs (born 1953), historian

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).