Schillingsfürst

Schillingsfürst
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Schillingsfürst within Ansbach district
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Coordinates: 49°16′N 10°16′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Middle Franconia
District	Ansbach
Municipal assoc.	Schillingsfürst
Subdivisions	10 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Friedrich Wieth (CSU)
Area
• Total	27.52 km2 (10.63 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,825
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91583
Dialling codes	09868
Vehicle registration	AN
Website	www.schillingsfuerst.de

Schillingsfürst (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɪlɪŋsfʏɐ̯st] (listen); East Franconian: Schillingsfiast) is a municipality in Ansbach, a district (Landkreis) in Middle Franconia. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) southeast of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and 23 kilometres (14 miles) west of Ansbach.

Schillingsfürst castle (Schloss Schillingsfürst) is the home of the princely Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst family.

Notable people

• The Bavarian Lieutenant General and Acting War Minister Hugo Ritter von Bosch (1782–1865) was born in Schillingsfürst.

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  Schillingsfürst Castle of the Princes of Hohenlohe
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  Courtyard

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