Dechsendorf

Dechsendorf is a village in Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Bavaria and has about 3,590 residents. Dechsendorf is situated nearby to the locality Mönau, as well as near the village Heßdorf.

Type: Village with 3,590 residents
Description: district of Erlangen
Also known as: “Großdechsendorf”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Unsere liebe Frau and Marienkapelle.

Unsere liebe Frau

Church

Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.

Unsere liebe Frau is a church.

Marienkapelle

Chapel

Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.

Marienkapelle is a chapel.

Fränkischer Gasthof Mayd

Hotel

Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.

Fränkischer Gasthof Mayd is a hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mönau and Röhrach (Heßdorf).

Mönau

Locality

Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.

Mönau is a locality.

Röhrach (Heßdorf)

Village

Photo: Emerco, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Röhrach (Heßdorf) is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Dechsendorf.

Kosbach is a village on the outskirts of Erlangen, Germany. The village is known locally for its own Kirchweih festival, the Kosbacher Karpfen Kirchweih, which is a fest or celebration at which carp is consumed en masse. Kosbach is situated 3 km south of Dechsendorf.

Dechsendorf

Categories: Gemarkung, statistical district, Ortsteil, parish village, and locality
Location: Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.62975° or 49° 37′ 47″ north

Longitude

10.94146° or 10° 56′ 29″ east

Population

3,590

Elevation

281 metres (922 feet)

Open location code

8FXGJWHR+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 641124915

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2916870

Wikidata ID

Q1181822

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In Other Languages

From French to Irish—“Dechsendorf” goes by many names.

French: “Dechsendorf”
German: “Dechsendorf”
Irish: “Dechsendorf”

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