Himmelstadt

Himmelstadt
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Himmelstadt within Main-Spessart district
Himmelstadt Himmelstadt
Coordinates: 49°55′N 9°48′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Main-Spessart
Municipal assoc.	Zellingen
Government
• Mayor (2018–24)	Herbert Hemmelmann (CSU)
Area
• Total	13.42 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)
• Total	1,564
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97267
Dialling codes	09364
Vehicle registration	MSP
Website	www.himmelstadt.de

Himmelstadt is a community in Main-Spessart in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Zellingen.

Because of the community’s “heavenly” name – Himmel means “heaven” or “sky” in German – the Weihnachtspostamt Himmelstadt (“Himmelstadt Christmas Post Office”) has existed since 1986, run by Deutsche Post and the community.

Geography

Location

Himmelstadt is in the Würzburg Region.

The community has only one Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area), also called Himmelstadt.

Other websites

• Himmelstadt Christmas Post Office (in German)