Burglengenfeld

Burglengenfeld
Coat of arms
Burglengenfeld
Location of Burglengenfeld within Schwandorf district
Coordinates: 49°12′N 12°2′E / 49.200°N 12.033°ECoordinates: 49°12′N 12°2′E / 49.200°N 12.033°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Schwandorf
Government
• Mayor	Heinz Karg (SPD/"Freie Wähler-Burgl. Wählergem. e.V. ")
Area
• Total	93.28 km^2 (36.02 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,862
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	93133
Dialling codes	0 94 71
Vehicle registration	SAD, BUL, NAB, NEN, OVI, ROD
Website	www.burglengenfeld.de

Burglengenfeld is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Naab, 22 km north of Regensburg.

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).^[2]

Anti-WAAhnsinns-Festival

Anti-WAAhnsinns-Festival memorial stone in Burglengenfeld

The Anti-WAAhnsinns Festivals in Burglengenfeld were political rock concerts, which took place in Germany in the 1980s. Their purpose was to support protests against a planned nuclear reprocessing plant Wackersdorf (German: Wiederaufbereitungsanlage Wackersdorf, abbreviated WAA Wackersdorf) in Wackersdorf.

Personalities

• Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1281 or 1282-1347), Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, lived around 1300 for about two years in the castle
• Johann Michael Fischer (1692-1766), baroque master builder
• Carl Ludwig Koch (1778-1857), forester, entomologist and arachnologist

References

1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
2. Climate Summary for closest city on record