Weißenburg in Bayern, District capital in Middle Franconia, Germany
Located 50 kilometers south of Nuremberg, Weissenburg in Bayern sits at an elevation of 422 meters within the Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen administrative district.
The settlement began as a Roman fort named Biriciana in the first century and maintained its status as a Free Imperial City from 1296 until 1803.
The Bürgermeister-Müller-Museum preserves regional artifacts while the Ellinger Tor gate and medieval structures represent architectural traditions spanning multiple centuries.
The municipality divides into 27 distinct districts including Dettenheim, Emetzheim, and Gänswirthshaus, with a population reaching 18,931 residents as of 2023.
The Wülzburg fortress, positioned near Weissenburg, transformed from an 11th-century Benedictine monastery into a strategic military fortification overlooking the region.
Location: Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Inception: 1296
Elevation above the sea: 422 m
Shares border with: Ellingen, Höttingen, Ettenstatt, Burgsalach, Raitenbuch, Schernfeld, Papenhajm, トロイヒトリンゲン, Alesheim, Bergen
Website: https://weissenburg.de
GPS coordinates: 49.03057,10.97190
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:32
Fossa Carolina
6.1 km
Wülzburg
2.5 km
Weißenburg Roman Fort
686 m
Ellingen Residence
3.4 km
Roman bath in Weißenburg in Bayern
1 km
DRG 01 220 → DB 001 2250-3
9.2 km
Burg Treuchtlingen
9.6 km
St. Andreas
187 m
Roman Museum Weißenburg
155 m
Castrum Sablonetum
3.9 km
Ellinger Tor
217 m
Cultural Center East Prussia
3.4 km
Bergwaldtheater
1.7 km
Altmühltherme
9.1 km
Schlosskirche
3.5 km
City Palace (Treuchtlingen)
9.4 km
Old City Hall
52 m
Untere Papiermühle
7.5 km
Grubschwart
9.6 km
Scheune Marktplatz 19 in Weißenburg in Bayern
91 m
St. Georg
3.2 km
Amtsgericht Weißenburg in Bayern
482 m
Schranne
208 m
Volkskundemuseum Treuchtlingen
9.4 km
Karmeliterkirche (Weißenburg)
124 m
Castra of Oberhochstatt
5.9 km
Schlosspark Ellingen
3.6 km
Spitalkirche
108 mReviews
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