Untersiemau

Untersiemau is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in Germany.

Untersiemau
Castle in the town
Coat of arms
Location of Untersiemau within Coburg district
Untersiemau Untersiemau
Coordinates: 50°11′39″N 10°58′23″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Coburg
Government
• Mayor	Rolf Rosenbauer (CSU)
Area
• Total	20.49 km^2 (7.91 sq mi)
Elevation	299 m (981 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,155
• Density	200/km^2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	96253
Dialling codes	09565
Vehicle registration	CO
Website	www.untersiemau.de

Geography

Location

Untersiemau lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south of Coburg at the eastern edge of Itz Valley.

Subdivisions

Untersiemau is divided into 9 Ortsteile:

• Birkach am Forst
• Haarth
• Meschenbach
• Obersiemau
• Scherneck
• Stöppach
• Untersiemau
• Weißenbrunn am Forst
• Ziegelsdorf

History

Untersiemau was first mentioned about 800 as Suome, the name is of Slavic origin.[2]

Transport

Untersiemau can be reached by car via motorway A 73 Suhl-Coburg-Nuremberg. Untersiemau used to have a station at the Itz Valley Railway, which was lifted in 2005.

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. Debus, Arno. 1200 Jahre Untersiemau (in German).