Mainleus

Mainleus
Wernstein Castle
Wernstein Castle
Coat of arms of Mainleus
BayreuthKronach (district)Hof (district)Bayreuth (district)Lichtenfels (district)MainleusWonseesWirsbergUntersteinachTrebgastThurnauRugendorfNeuenmarktNeudrossenfeldKulmbachKödnitzKasendorfHimmelkronHarsdorfGuttenbergGrafengehaigPresseckStadtsteinachMarktschorgastMarktleugastLudwigschorgastKupferbergThuringia
Location of Mainleus within Kulmbach district
Interactive map of Mainleus
Mainleus is located in Germany
Mainleus
Location within Germany
Mainleus is located in Bavaria
Mainleus
Location within Bavaria
Coordinates: 50°06′00″N 11°22′45″E / 50.10000°N 11.37917°E / 50.10000; 11.37917
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictKulmbach
Subdivisions42
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26)Robert Bosch (CSU)
Area
 • Total
49.41 km2 (19.08 sq mi)
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
6,378
 • Density129.1/km2 (334.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95336
Dialling codes09229
Vehicle registrationKU
Websitewww.mainleus.de

Mainleus is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany, the site of a post World War II American sector displaced person camp.

Town administrative division

Mainleus is arranged in the following boroughs:

Commerce

Mainleus is home to Arno Friedrichs Hartmetall GMBH, a leading global manufacturer of tungsten carbide coolant-hole rod blanks for industrial tooling. They are part of the Ohio-based Hyperion Materials & Technologies group.

Church and cemetery of Veitlahm
Church of Veitlahm

References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025;] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. ↑ "About Us". AFC Hartmetall. Hyperion Materials & Technologies. Retrieved 30 September 2025.