Dietfurt

Dietfurt is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. The town is situated on the river Altmühl, and is 38 km west of Regensburg, 30 km north of Ingolstadt, and is located 364 meters above sea level.

Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district
Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl
Coordinates: 49°2′N 11°35′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Government
• Mayor	Carolin Braun (SPD)
Area
• Total	78.84 km^2 (30.44 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,167
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92345
Dialling codes	08464
Vehicle registration	NM
Website	www.dietfurt.de

Overview

Dietfurt is known as the "Bavarian China" (German: Bayerisch China,[2] simplified Chinese: 巴伐利亚的中国; traditional Chinese: 巴伐利亞的中國; pinyin: Bāfálìyà de Zhōngguó),[3] Chinese culture is the theme adopted for Carnival in Dietfurt, and the city promotes other Chinese cultural activities such as courses in Qigong.

Mayor

The mayor of Dietfurt is Carolin Braun (SPD). She won the election in March 2014 with 67,1 % of the votes against Christian Linz (CSU-CWU).

Notable people

Michael Wittmann

• Argula von Grumbach, (1492-1568) Protestant publicist and reformer, lived and worked in Dietfurt from 1516 onwards
• Michael Wittmann (1914-1944), German Panzer commander and panzer ace of the Waffen-SS, born in Vogelthal district

References

1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
2. "Dietfurt Chinesenfasching".
3. 程裕祯 (2010). 中国文化要略. Beijing: 外语教学与研究出版社. pp. 4. ISBN 978-7-5600-1407-4.

External links

Media related to Dietfurt at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in German)
• Bavaria's Chinese Carnival