Birkenfeld | |
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 Church of Saint Valentine | |
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Location of Birkenfeld within Main-Spessart district  | |
  Birkenfeld  Birkenfeld | |
| Coordinates:49°52′N9°42′E / 49.867°N 9.700°E /49.867; 9.700 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Main-Spessart |
| Municipal assoc. | Marktheidenfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | Achim Müller[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,207 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97834 |
| Dialling codes | 09398 |
| Vehicle registration | MSP |
| Website | www |
Birkenfeld (German pronunciation:[ˈbɪʁkŋ̍fɛlt]) is a community in theMain-Spessart district in theRegierungsbezirk ofLower Franconia (Unterfranken) inBavaria,Germany and a member of theVerwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Marktheidenfeld.
Birkenfeld lies in the Main Spessart Region.
The community has the followingGemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Billingshausen, Birkenfeld.
As part of thePrince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Birkenfeld passed with theReichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803 to the Counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim. In 1806 it became part of the mediatizedAmt of Steinfeld, which in 1816 was ceded toAustria. In theGeneralrezess of Frankfurt in 1819, it passed to Bavaria.
Within town limits, 1,862 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,936 in 1987 and in 2000 2,127. Billingshausen has about 400 inhabitants.
The mayor is Achim Müller, in office since 2014 and re-elected in 2020.[1]
Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €924,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €141,000.
According to official statistics, there were 4 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working inagriculture andforestry in 1998. In producing businesses this was 111, and in trade andtransport 27. In other areas, 69 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 867 such workers worked from home. There were 5 processing businesses. Five businesses were in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 46 agricultural operations with a working area of 2 374 ha, of which 2 231 ha was cropland and 140 ha was meadowland.
In 1999 the following institutions existed in Birkenfeld:
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