Dietfurt
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district  | |
  Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl  Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl | |
| Coordinates: 49°2′N 11°35′E / 49.033°N 11.583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Bernd Mayr[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.84 km2 (30.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,257 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92345 |
| Dialling codes | 08464 |
| Vehicle registration | NM |
| Website | www.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
[edit]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
[edit]The mayor of Dietfurt is Bernd Mayr, elected in March 2020.[1]
Notable people
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- 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
[edit]- ^ a b Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ "Dietfurt Chinesenfasching".
- ^ 程裕祯 (2010). 中国文化要略. Beijing: 外语教学与研究出版社. pp. 4. ISBN 978-7-5600-1407-4.
External links
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Media related to Dietfurt at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in German) - Bavaria's Chinese Carnival
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