Burkardroth

Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen von Burkardroth.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 16 |lat_sec = 19
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 59 |lon_sec = 22
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Unterfranken
Landkreis = Bad Kissingen
Höhe = 304
Fläche = 69.11
Einwohner = 7920
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 97705
Vorwahl = 09734
Kfz = KG
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 6 72 117
Gliederung = 12 Ortsteile
Straße = Am Marktplatz 10
Website = [http://www.burkardroth.de www.burkardroth.de]
Bürgermeister = Emil Müller
Partei = CSU

Burkardroth is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Burkardroth lies on the south boundary of the biosphere reserve Rhön about 14 km northwest of the district capital of Bad Kissingen. On the north, it borders on the district of Rhön-Grabfeld.

Divisions of the municipality

There are 12 towns in the municipality:
*Burkardroth
*Frauenroth
*Gefäll
*Katzenbach
*Lauter
*Oehrberg
*Premich
*Stangenroth
*Stralsbach
*Waldfenster
*Wollbach
*Zahlbach

History

The present municipality ("Markgemeinde") was created in 1972.

ister cities

*Ense, district of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia

ightseeing

The most important architectural monuments are the church of St. Petrus, which dates from the 17th century, and the chapel of the former Cistercian monastery of Frauenroth.

External links

* [http://www.burkardroth.de/ Official Web site]

References