Willanzheim

Willanzheim is a market town in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. Notable natives include Philipp Joseph Frick, b. April 14 1742, organist, composer, and performer on the glass armonica.[3]

Willanzheim
Municipality
Market square
Market square
Coat of arms of Willanzheim
Coat of arms
Location of Willanzheim within Kitzingen district
Willanzheim is located in Germany
Willanzheim
Willanzheim
Willanzheim is located in Bavaria
Willanzheim
Willanzheim
Coordinates: 49°41′N 10°14′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictKitzingen
Municipal assoc.Iphofen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Ingrid Reifenscheid-Eckert[1]
Area
 • Total25.19 km2 (9.73 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,595
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97348
Dialling codes09323 und 09326
Vehicle registrationKT
Websitewww.willanzheim.de

In 1853, a cache of 163 gold coins, mostly 14th century Florentine gold florins, was discovered in a dung-pit in a Willanzheim farm. Some are now in the collection of the Staatliche Münzsammlung, München.[4]

Notes
  1. 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. The Glass Armonica.
  4. Day and Benetti (2018).

References

"The Glass Armonica: Benjamin Franklin's Magical Musical Invention". Retrieved 2021-12-05.

Day, Jr., William R.; Benetti, Massimo de (2018). "The Willanzheim hoard (1853) of Florentine gold florins" (PDF). Revista Italiana di Numismatica. 119: 101–162.


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