Stockheim

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Stockheim

Total population

5,322

Elevation354 m

Land area25.36 km²

Coordinates50.31°, 11.28°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Stockheim is a municipality in the district of Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. It is located on Bundesstraße 85, and on the touristic route Bier- und Burgenstraße.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Horst Söhnlein

German activist, former member of the APO (1942–2023)

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

Thomas Florschütz

German bobsledder

Cuno Hoffmeister

German astronomer (1892–1968)

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Werner Zillig

German linguist and science fiction author

Werner Stötzer

German sculptor and academic (1931–2010)

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Julia Eichhorn

German skeleton racer

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Gustav August Munzer

German architect (1887-1973)

M

Marcel Lorenz

German luger

Karl Heinrich Bauer

German surgeon and oncologist (1890–1978)

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Dirk Seliger

German illustrator

Oskar Dressel

German chemist (1865-1941)

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Horst Herold

German jurist (1923-2018)

Freddy Breck

German singer (1942–2008)

M

Monika Debertshäuser

East German cross-country skier

S

Simone Opitz

German cross-country skier

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Wild Liquorice

Astragalus glycyphyllos

Seen 2026-06-20

Bee Orchid

Ophrys apifera

Seen 2026-06-20

Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Seen 2026-06-20

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-06-18

Borage

Borago officinalis

Seen 2026-06-18

Brown Hare

Lepus europaeus

Seen 2026-06-17

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-06-17

Black-headed Cardinal Beetle

Pyrochroa coccinea

Seen 2026-06-17

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-06-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Stockheim, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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