Mainleus | |
|---|---|
 Wernstein Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mainleus
within Kulmbach district | |
 Location of Mainleus | |
Mainleus Mainleus | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′00″N 11°22′45″E / 50.10000°N 11.37917°E / 50.10000; 11.37917 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Kulmbach |
| Subdivisions | 42 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Robert Bosch1 (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.41 km2 (19.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 6,410 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (336/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95336 |
| Dialling codes | 09229 |
| Vehicle registration | KU |
| Website | www.mainleus.de |
Mainleus is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany, the site of a post World War II American sector displaced person camp.
Town administrative division
Mainleus is arranged in the following boroughs:
- Heinersreuth
- Wolpersreuth
- Bechtelsreuth
- Krötennest
- Wüstenbuchau
- Buchau
- Wernstein
- Willmersreuth
- Dörfles
- Motschenbach
- Pöhl
- Wüstendorf
- Veitlahm
- Proß
- Eichberg
- Fassoldshof
- Rothwind
- Schwarzholz
- Danndorf
- Schimmendorf
- Schwarzach-Schmeilsdorf.
Commerce
Mainleus is home to Arno Friedrichs Hartmetall GMBH, a leading global manufacturer of tungsten carbide coolant-hole rod blanks for industrial tooling. They are part of the Ohio-based Hyperion Materials & Technologies group.3
References
References
- Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- "About Us". AFC Hartmetall. Hyperion Materials & Technologies. Retrieved 30 September 2025.