title: Dietfurt
text: # Dietfurt
  
  Dietfurt is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. The town is situated on the river Altmühl, and is 38 km west of Regensburg, 30 km north of Ingolstadt, and is located 364 meters above sea level.
  
  ## Overview
  
  Dietfurt is known as the "Bavarian China" (German: Bayerisch China, simplified Chinese: 巴伐利亚的中国; traditional Chinese: 巴伐利亞的中國; pinyin: Bāfálìyà de Zhōngguó), Chinese culture is the theme adopted for Carnival in Dietfurt, and the city promotes other Chinese cultural activities such as courses in Qigong.
  
  ## Mayor
  
  The mayor of Dietfurt is Bernd Mayr, elected in March 2020.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Argula von Grumbach, (1492-1568) Protestant publicist and reformer, lived and worked in Dietfurt from 1516 onwards
  * Michael Wittmann (1914-1944), German Panzer commander and panzer ace of the Waffen-SS, born in Vogelthal district
  