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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.

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Willanzheim
Market square
Market square
Coat of arms of Willanzheim
Location of Willanzheim within Kitzingen district
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Coordinates: 49°41′N 10°14′E / 49.683°N 10.233°E / 49.683; 10.233
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictKitzingen
Municipal assoc.Iphofen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Ingrid Reifenscheid-Eckert1
Area
 • Total
25.19 km2 (9.73 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)2
 • Total
1,589
 • Density63.08/km2 (163.4/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

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

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

Notes

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. The Glass Armonica.
  4. Day and Benetti (2018).
References

References

"The Glass Armonica: Benjamin Franklin's Magical Musical Invention". Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. 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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