Mainleus

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
Municipality
Wernstein Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Mainleus within Kulmbach district
Mainleus Show map of Germany Mainleus Show map of Bavaria
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]

Church and cemetery of Veitlahm

Church of Veitlahm