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Trainmeusel

Coordinates: 49°47′43″N 11°14′50″E / 49.79539°N 11.24714°E / 49.79539; 11.24714
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Trainmeusel
View of the village
View of the village
Location of Trainmeusel
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Trainmeusel is located in Germany
Trainmeusel
Trainmeusel
Trainmeusel is located in Bavaria
Trainmeusel
Trainmeusel
Coordinates: 49°47′43″N 11°14′50″E / 49.79539°N 11.24714°E / 49.79539; 11.24714
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
MunicipalityWiesenttal
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (1987)
 • Total90
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91346
Dialling codes09196

Trainmeusel is a village in the Upper Franconian market municipality of Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria.

Location

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The village lies within the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park, about 1.3 kilometres southwest of Muggendorf on a Jurassic plateau of the Franconian Jura. The village may be reached by car from Muggendorf on the Kreisstrasse FO35. Its neighbouring villages in clockwise order are Muggendorf, Wohlmannsgesees, and Birkenreuth.[1]

History

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Trainmeusel was probably founded in the 9th century. The village was first mentioned in 1137. Its name is derived from the Slavic Dragomysl and means "Dragomysl's place".

Today

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The village is rural in character, has no shops and one inn.[2]

Near Trainmeusel is the Trainmeusel Spring, a spring formed between two layers of rock (Schichtquelle) which is protected as a natural monument.

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