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Ludwigsstadt, Ludwigsstadt, Landkreis Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Alternative Names:	Ljudvigsshtadt, Ludvigsshtat, Ludwigsstadt, Ludwigstadt, lu de wei xi si shi ta te, lwdfyghsshtat, lwdwygsshtat, rutovu~ihisushutatto, Лудвигсштат, Людвигсштадт, Людвігсштадт, Լյուդվիգշթաթ, لودفيغسشتات, لودویگسشتات, ルートヴィヒスシュタット, 路德维希斯施塔特
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat Locality:	Ludwigsstadt, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Mindat.org Region:	Ludwigsstadt, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Region:	Ludwigsstadt, Landkreis Kronach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Latitude:	50° 29' 9" N
Longitude:	11° 23' 14" E
Lat/Long (dec):	50.48605,11.38734
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:	3,790 (2013)
Mindat Feature ID:	2875330
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2875330:0
GUID:	1a9b42d4-50ac-464e-9e13-ff5bef90bb5e

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Slate mines, Ludwigsstadt, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	50° 28' 58" N	11° 25' 8" E	2.3km (1.4 miles)
Slate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 27' 48" N	11° 26' 12" E	4.3km (2.7 miles)
Oertel quarry, Slate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 29' 21" N	11° 28' 8" E	5.8km (3.6 miles)
Wachtersbruch Mine, Oßla, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 28' 2" N	11° 30' 17" E	8.6km (5.3 miles)
Henneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 29' 59" N	11° 30' 24" E	8.6km (5.3 miles)
Förtschendorf, Pressig, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	50° 24' 5" N	11° 21' 20" E	9.7km (6.0 miles)
Slate quarries, Arnsbach, Probstzella, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 34' 31" N	11° 23' 2" E	10.0km (6.2 miles)
Arnsbach, Probstzella, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 34' 50" N	11° 23' 35" E	10.5km (6.6 miles)
Unterloquitz, Probstzella, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 35' 3" N	11° 24' 10" E	11.0km (6.8 miles)
Koselstein Quarry, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 26' 56" N	11° 33' 1" E	12.3km (7.6 miles)
Sormitzgrund granite quarry, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 26' 53" N	11° 33' 0" E	12.3km (7.6 miles)
Hockeroda, Kaulsdorf, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 35' 44" N	11° 26' 5" E	12.7km (7.9 miles)
Morassina Mine, Schmiedefeld, Saalfeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 32' 5" N	11° 13' 31" E	12.7km (7.9 miles)
Tierberg slate mine, Steinach, Sonneberg District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 27' 21" N	11° 9' 59" E	16.0km (9.9 miles)
Jeremias Glück Mine (Fairy Grotto), Garnsdorf, Saalfeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 38' 3" N	11° 20' 35" E	16.8km (10.4 miles)
Wittmannsgereuth, Saalfeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 37' 45" N	11° 18' 8" E	17.0km (10.6 miles)
Kulmberg diabase quarry, Schlegel, Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 24' 33" N	11° 35' 48" E	17.1km (10.6 miles)
Garnsdorf, Saalfeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 38' 18" N	11° 20' 39" E	17.2km (10.7 miles)
Steinach, Sonneberg District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 26' 6" N	11° 9' 26" E	17.2km (10.7 miles)
Roter Berg, Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 38' 42" N	11° 26' 21" E	18.1km (11.2 miles)
Großkamsdorf, Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 38' 35" N	11° 27' 10" E	18.1km (11.2 miles)
Goßwitz, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 38' 21" N	11° 28' 31" E	18.1km (11.3 miles)
Ersatzschacht 04, Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 38' 39" N	11° 28' 10" E	18.5km (11.5 miles)
Limestone pit, Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 38' 43" N	11° 28' 33" E	18.8km (11.7 miles)
Maximilianshütte, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 39' 17" N	11° 26' 12" E	19.1km (11.9 miles)
Fromm Shaft, Kamsdorf, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 38' 58" N	11° 28' 31" E	19.2km (11.9 miles)
Dürrenwaid, Geroldsgrün, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	50° 20' 59" N	11° 33' 40" E	19.5km (12.1 miles)
Röblitz, Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 39' 38" N	11° 25' 27" E	19.6km (12.2 miles)
Pechgraben slate mine, Neuhaus am Rennweg, Sonneberg District, Thuringia, Germany	50° 27' 47" N	11° 6' 12" E	20.3km (12.6 miles)
Carlsgrün, Bad Steben, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	50° 22' 41" N	11° 37' 10" E	20.4km (12.6 miles)

View of the Lehesten slate quarrying, in 1935.

Slate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany

View of the Lehesten slate quarrying, in 1912.

Slate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany

View of the Pressig greywacke quarrying, in 1903.

Förtschendorf, Pressig, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

View of the Lehesten slate quarrying, in 1935.

Slate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany

View of the Lehesten slate quarrying, in 1912.

Slate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany

View of the Pressig greywacke quarrying, in 1903.

Förtschendorf, Pressig, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

View of the Lehesten slate quarrying, in 1935.

Slate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany

View of the Lehesten slate quarrying, in 1912.

Slate quarries, Lehesten, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germany

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Bohemian Massif, Europe	Massif
Germany	Country
Bavaria, Germany	State
Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Administrative District
Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	District
Ludwigsstadt, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany	Town

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Germany, Bayern, Kronach	86.2.92.0.0.0
Germany, Bayern, Kronach, Ludwigsstadt	86.2.92.1178.0.0
Germany, Bayern, Kronach, Ludwigsstadt, Ludwigsstadt	86.2.92.1178.2126.0

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