Weißenstadt

Weißenstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪsn̩ˌʃtat] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the picturesque Weißenstadter See (Weissenstadt Lake), in the Fichtel Mountains, on the river Ohře, 11 km northwest of Wunsiedel. The town got its name "White City" from the landmark church, once white now weathered dark grey.

Weißenstadt
Town
Weißenstadt (2005)
Coat of arms
Location of Weißenstadt within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district
Weißenstadt Show map of Germany Weißenstadt Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 50°6′03″N 11°53′05″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Frank Dreyer[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	42.23 km2 (16.31 sq mi)
Elevation	630 m (2,070 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,880
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	95163
Dialling codes	09253
Vehicle registration	WUN
Website	www.weissenstadt.de

Geography

The town nestles in the valley of the Ohře between the mountains of Waldstein and Rudolfstein and the pass of Höllpass on the plateau of the Fichtelgebirge.

Villages

The borough of Weißenstadt incorporates the town itself and a number of villages:

Birk Franken Frohnlohe Grub Grubbach Hühnerhöfen Lehsten Meierhof Neuenhammer Ruppertsgrün Schönlind

Torfmoorhölle Voitsumra Weiherhöfen Weißenhaid Weißenhaider Mühle Weißenstadt Ziegelhütte bei Lehsten Grafenmühle

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

• Heinrich Schneider (1905-1985), writer
• Peter Beauvais (1916–1986), actor and director
• Horst Hüttel (* 1968), ski jumping trainer

Personalities who have worked on the ground

• Erhard Ackermann (1813-1880), the founder of the industrial granite refinement in Germany