Dietfurt

Coordinates: 49°2′N 11°35′E / 49.033°N 11.583°E / 49.033; 11.583
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For other uses, see Dietfurt (disambiguation).
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
Coat of arms
Location of Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district
PilsachVelburgNeumarkt in der OberpfalzSeubersdorfSengenthalPyrbaumPostbauer-HengParsbergMühlhausenLupburgLauterhofenHohenfelsFreystadtDietfurtDeiningBreitenbrunnBerngauBergBerchingNurembergNurembergNürnberger LandRoth (district)Schwandorf (district)Regensburg (district)Amberg-SulzbachKelheim (district)Eichstätt (district)
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Bernd Mayr[1]
Area
 • Total78.84 km2 (30.44 sq mi)
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,208
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
92345
Dialling codes08464
Vehicle registrationNM
Websitewww.dietfurt.de

Dietfurt is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. The town is situated on the river Altmühl, and is 38 km west of Regensburg, 30 km north of Ingolstadt, and is located 364 meters above sea level.

Overview

Dietfurt is known as the "Bavarian China" (German: Bayerisch China,[3] simplified Chinese: 巴伐利亚的中国; traditional Chinese: 巴伐利亞的中國; pinyin: Bāfálìyà de Zhōngguó),[4] Chinese culture is the theme adopted for Carnival in Dietfurt, and the city promotes other Chinese cultural activities such as courses in Qigong.

Mayor

The mayor of Dietfurt is Bernd Mayr, elected in March 2020.[1]

Notable people

Michael Wittmann
  • Argula von Grumbach, (1492-1568) Protestant publicist and reformer, lived and worked in Dietfurt from 1516 onwards
  • Michael Wittmann (1914-1944), German Panzer commander and panzer ace of the Waffen-SS, born in Vogelthal district

References

  1. ^
    Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik
    , 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
  3. ^ "Dietfurt Chinesenfasching".
  4. ISBN 978-7-5600-1407-4
    .

External links

Media related to Dietfurt at Wikimedia Commons


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