Königsberg, Bavaria

Not to be confused with Königsberg in Preußen, now Kaliningrad, Russia or Königsberg in der Neumark, now Chojna, Poland.

Königsberg in Bayern (German pronunciation: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk ʔɪn ˈbaɪɐn, ˈkøːnɪk-] ^ⓘ, lit. 'Königsberg in Bavaria') is a town in the Haßberge district, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 7 km (5 miles) northeast of Haßfurt, and 31 km (20 miles) northwest of Bamberg.

Königsberg in Bayern
Town
Aerial view of the old town of Königsberg
Coat of arms
Location of Königsberg in Bayern within Haßberge district
Königsberg in Bayern Show map of Germany Königsberg in Bayern Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 50°4′40″N 10°34′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Haßberge
Subdivisions	10 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Claus Bittenbrünn[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	61.88 km2 (23.89 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,543
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97486
Dialling codes	09525
Vehicle registration	HAS
Website	www.koenigsberg.de

It was an exclave of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until 1918, after having been a part of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Notable people

Plaque at the birthplace of Regiomontanus

• Johannes Müller alias Regiomontanus (1436-1476), a famous mathematician and astronomer.^[3]
• Johannes Marcellus (1510-1552), a philologist and poet, also called Regiomontanus
• Wolfgang Carl Briegel (1626–1712) a German organist, teacher, and composer.
• Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff (1673–1763), Imperial Fieldmarschall and diplomat.^[4]