Kirchlauter

Kirchlauter
Municipality
Kirchlauter Castle, home of Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Kirchlauter within Haßberge district
Kirchlauter Kirchlauter
Coordinates: 50°2′39″N 10°43′4″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Haßberge
Municipal assoc.	Ebelsbach
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Karl-Heinz Kandler (SPD)
Area
• Total	16.92 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	1,327
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	96166
Dialling codes	09536
Vehicle registration	HAS
Website	www.vg-ebelsbach.de

Kirchlauter is a municipality in the Bavarian Administrative Region of Lower Franconia in the district of Haßberge in Germany. It is a part of the Verwaltungsgemeinde of Ebelsbach.

Geography

Kirchlauter lies in the Main-Rhön Region (Bavarian Planungsregion 3).

It consists of the following boroughs: Kirchlauter, Neubrunn, and Pettstadt.

History

The municipality was first documented on 30 December 1145. Kirchlauter belonged to the manor of the Barons (Freiherren) of Guttenberg. Traditionally part of Bavaria, in 1810 it became a part of the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, with which it became part of Bavaria for the final time in 1814.

Politics

The Municipal Council of Kirchlauter is made up of 13 councilmen, including the town's mayor, Jochen Steppert (CSU).

The mandate assignments in the Municipal Council are CSU 7, SPD 4, Junge Liste 1, and Free Voters 1.

References

• The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.