Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Burghaslach is a municipality and a market town in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Franconia in Bavaria , Germany .
Geography
Easter-decorated market fountain of Burghaslach, in the background St. Ägidius's Church
Burghaslach's marketplace on which stands the St Ägidius's Church
Neighbouring municipalities to Burghaslach are Geiselwind , Schlüsselfeld , Vestenbergsgreuth , Markt Taschendorf , Scheinfeld and Oberscheinfeld .
Geographical Location
Burghaslach is between Würzburg and Nürnberg . It is accessible by slip road 77 of the Bundesautobahn 3
Districts
The municipality is composed of 16 districts:
Breitenlohe
Buchbach
Buchmühle
Burghaslach
Burghöchstadt
Freihaslach
Fürstenforst
Gleißenberg
Hardhof
Kirchrimbach
Münchhof
Niederndorf
Oberrimbach
Rosenbirkach
Seitenbuch
Unterrimbach
Placename
The name Burghaslach is derived from the German Burg what means castle and Haslach, a local river.
History
Burghaslach was independent from 1136.
In 1806, Burghaslach became a part of the Kingdom of Bavaria .
Politic
The mayor of Burghaslach is Armin Luther, in office since 2014 and re-elected in 2020.[ 1]
Council
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The membership of the council is distributed as follows:
CSU /Free voters community
SPD /Free voters
Wählergemeinschaft Gleißenberg
Freie Gemeindeliste
GRÜNE
Total
2002
5
3
1
5
-
14 seats
2008
6
3
1
4
-
14 seats
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The market is near the Bundesautobahn 3 Würzburg - Nürnberg slip road 77 Schlüsselfeld.
The ADAC declared the truck stop at Burghaslach as the winner of the 2008 European Service Area Competition. The truck stop was rated "very good" in five of nine categories. Among a total of 65 checked service areas in Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Switzerland the truck stop at Burghaslach came in first.
References
Coat of Arms of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district
International National Geographic