Markt Einersheim

Markt Einersheim

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Markt Einersheim

Coordinates: 49°41′N 10°18′E / 49.683°N 10.300°E / 49.683; 10.300Coordinates: 49°41′N 10°18′E / 49.683°N 10.300°E / 49.683; 10.300
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Franconia
District Kitzingen
Municipal assoc. Iphofen
Government
  Mayor Bruno Gamm (Unabh. Wählerschaft)
Area
  Total 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,187
  Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 97348
Dialling codes 09326
Vehicle registration KT

Markt Einersheim is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria, Germany. On April 5, 1945, at the end of World War II, the town was bombed by United States Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolts. American troops captured the town from German forces, who retreated to the southeast, on April 6.[2]

References

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
  2. Fritz, Stephen G (2004). Endkampf: Soldiers, Civilians, And The Death Of The Third Reich. University Press of Kentucky. p. 107. ISBN 0-8131-2325-9.


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