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.

Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
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)
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl is located in Germany
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl is located in Bavaria
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
Coordinates: 49°2′N 11°35′E / 49.033°N 11.583°E / 49.033; 11.583
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberpfalz
DistrictNeumarkt 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
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,257
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
92345
Dialling codes08464
Vehicle registrationNM
Websitewww.dietfurt.de

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

edit
 
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

edit
  1. ^ a b Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, 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).
  3. ^ "Dietfurt Chinesenfasching".
  4. ^ 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.
edit

  Media related to Dietfurt at Wikimedia Commons