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Burghaslach

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Burghaslach
Municipality
Coat of arms of Burghaslach
Coat of arms
Kitzingen (district)Würzburg (district)Fürth (district)Ansbach (district)Erlangen-HöchstadtBamberg (district)GerhardshofenBad WindsheimBaudenbachBurgbernheimBurghaslachDachsbachDiespeckDietersheimEmskirchenErgersheimGallmersgartenGollhofenGutenstettenHagenbüchachHemmersheimIllesheimIppesheimIpsheimLangenfeldMarktbergelMarkt BibartMarkt BibartMarkt ErlbachMarkt NordheimMarkt TaschendorfMünchsteinachNeuhof an der ZennNeustadt an der AischOberickelsheimObernzennOsing (unincorporated area)SimmershofenSugenheimTrautskirchenUehlfeldUffenheimWeigenheimWilhelmsdorfScheinfeldOberscheinfeld
Location of Burghaslach within Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district
Map
Interactive map of Burghaslach
Burghaslach is located in Germany
Burghaslach
Location within Germany
Burghaslach is located in Bavaria
Burghaslach
Location within Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°43′N 10°35′E / 49.717°N 10.583°E / 49.717; 10.583
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictNeustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim
Subdivisions13 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26)Armin Luther[1]
Area
 • Total
44.02 km2 (17.00 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,738
 • Density62.20/km2 (161.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96152
Dialling codes09552
Vehicle registrationNEA
Websitewww.burghaslach.de

Burghaslach is a municipality and a market town in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

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Easter-decorated market fountain of Burghaslach, in the background St. Ägidius's Church
Burghaslach's marketplace on which stands the St Ägidius's Church

Neighbouring municipalities to Burghaslach are Geiselwind, Schlüsselfeld, Vestenbergsgreuth, Markt Taschendorf, Scheinfeld, and Oberscheinfeld.

Geographical Location

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Burghaslach is between Würzburg and Nürnberg. It is accessible by slip road 77 of the Bundesautobahn 3.

Districts

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The municipality is composed of 16 districts:

  • Breitenlohe
  • Buchbach
  • Buchmühle
  • Burghaslach
  • Burghöchstadt
  • Freihaslach
  • Fürstenforst
  • Gleißenberg
  • Hardhof
  • Kirchrimbach
  • Münchhof
  • Niederndorf
  • Oberrimbach
  • Rosenbirkach
  • Seitenbuch
  • Unterrimbach

Placename

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The name Burghaslach is derived from the German Burg what means castle and Haslach, a local river.

History

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Burghaslach was independent from 1136.

In 1806, Burghaslach became a part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Politic

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The mayor of Burghaslach is Armin Luther, in office since 2014 and re-elected in 2020.[1]

Council

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The membership of the council is distributed as follows:

CSU/Free voters communitySPD/Free votersWählergemeinschaft GleißenbergFreie GemeindelisteGRÜNETotal
20025315-14 seats
20086314-14 seats

Economy and infrastructure

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Traffic

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The market is near the Bundesautobahn 3 Würzburg - Nürnberg slip road 77 Schlüsselfeld.

The ADAC declared the truck stop at Burghaslach as the winner of the 2008 European Service Area Competition. The truck stop was rated "very good" in five of nine categories. Among a total of 65 checked service areas in Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Switzerland the truck stop at Burghaslach came in first.[citation needed]

Notable people

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References

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  1. 1 2 Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025;] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
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