Warmensteinach

Warmensteinach
Warmensteinach in summer
Location of Warmensteinach within Bayreuth district
Location of Warmensteinach
Warmensteinach
Warmensteinach
Coordinates: 49°58′N 11°46′E / 49.967°N 11.767°E / 49.967; 11.767
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictBayreuth
Subdivisions18 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Axel Herrmann (FW)
Area
 • Total
32.62 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,024 m (3,360 ft)
Lowest elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
2,253
 • Density69.07/km2 (178.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95485
Dialling codes09277
Vehicle registrationBT
Websitewww.warmensteinach.de

Warmensteinach is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany. From here there is a chairlift, the Ochsenkopf South Chairlift, to the summit of the Ochsenkopf, the second highest mountain in the Fichtel Mountains.