Wilhelmsdorf, Bavaria

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wilhelmsdorf within Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district

(2023–29) Rüdiger Probst^[1]Area

• Total7.69 km² (2.97 sq mi)Elevation

348 m (1,142 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,528 • Density200/km² (510/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

91489

Dialling codes09104Vehicle registrationNEAWebsitewww.wilhelmsdorf.de

Wilhelmsdorf is a village in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany.

Wilhelmsdorf was established by Huguenots. The village was named after the sovereign ruler George William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, who refuged them. The Huguenot tradition is still a part of the village history. Sermons in the local Lutheran church were held in French until around 1900.

In the 19th century Wilhelmsdorf was well known for their stocking-weavers. In 1903 the first compass factory was established. In the 20th century several competing compass factories were located at Wilhelmsdorf. Now Wilhelmsdorf has a compass museum.

Wilhelmsdorf should not be mistaken for Wilhermsdorf, a village 15 km away.

Boroughs

Wilhelmsdorf
Ebersbach
Oberalbach
Stadelhof
Trabelshof
Unteralbachermühle

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal council has 12 members:

CSU 7 seats
FWG 3 seats
UWG 2 seats

(last municipal election on 3 March 2002)

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).