Wendelstein, Bavaria

Wendelstein is a municipality in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany, located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of Nuremberg.

Wendelstein
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Wendelstein within Roth district
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Coordinates: 49°21′13″N 11°8′54″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Roth
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Werner Langhans[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	51.08 km2 (19.72 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,446
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	90530
Dialling codes	09129
Vehicle registration	RH
Website	www.wendelstein.de

Center of Wendelstein

Geography

Wendelstein is about 13 km south-southeast of the center of the city of Nuremberg in the Schwarzach Valley. To the north it borders Nuremberg, to the east Feucht, Schwarzenbruck and Pyrbaum, to the south Allersberg and Schwanstetten and to the west Rednitzhembach and Schwabach. The municipal area also includes an uninhabited exclave, one square kilometer in size, of Lorenzer Reichswald north of a former ammunition dump, Heeresmunitionsanstalt Feucht.

Notable inhabitants

Johann Cochlaus

• Johann Cochlaus (1479–1552), humanist and theologian