Scheßlitz

Scheßlitz
Town center of Scheßlitz with the Church of Saint Kilian
Location of Scheßlitz within Bamberg district
Location of Scheßlitz
Scheßlitz
Scheßlitz
Coordinates: 49°58′30″N 11°2′00″E / 49.97500°N 11.03333°E / 49.97500; 11.03333
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictBamberg
Subdivisions30 Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Roland Kauper (CSU)
Area
 • Total
94.87 km2 (36.63 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
7,344
 • Density77.41/km2 (200.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96110
Dialling codes09542
Vehicle registrationBA
Websitewww.schesslitz.de

Scheßlitz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɛslɪts] ; or Schesslitz) is a German town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and lies on the rise to the Franconian Switzerland on the A 70 between Bamberg and Bayreuth, lying 14 km northeast of the former.