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Wolframs-Eschenbach
Coat of arms of Wolframs-Eschenbach
Location of Wolframs-Eschenbach
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictAnsbach
Municipal assoc.Wolframs-Eschenbach
Subdivisions10 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorAnton Seitz (CSU)
Area
 • Total
25.47 km2 (9.83 sq mi)
Elevation
442 m (1,450 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
3,221
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91639
Dialling codes09875
Vehicle registrationAN
Websitewww.wolframs-eschenbach.de

Wolframs-Eschenbach is a town in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km southeast of Ansbach, and 36 km southwest of Nuremberg.

Wolframs-Eschenbach is a small town, founded in the Middle Ages, which still today preserves about 500 year old architecture.

The town is named after its most famous son, the Minnesinger Wolfram von Eschenbach, who was a medieval poet.