What is Hilpoltstein?
{{about|the town in the district of Roth|the town in the district of Forchheim|Hiltpoltstein}} {{Infobox German location |type = Town |image_coa = DEU Hilpoltstein COA.svg |image_photo = Hilpoltstein residence church.jpg |image_caption = Former residence of [[Johann Friedrich, Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein]] and Church of Saint John the Baptist |coordinates = {{coord|49|11|N|11|11|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Hilpoltstein in RH.svg |state = Bavaria |region = Middle Franconia |district = Roth |elevation = 380 |area = 91.42 |postal_code = 91161 |area_code = 09174 |licence = RH, HIP |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 5 76 127 |website = [http://www.hilpoltstein.de www.hilpoltstein.de] |mayor = Markus Mahl<ref>[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]], 15 July 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2020&ndash;26 |party = SPD }} '''Hilpoltstein''' ({{IPA-de|ˈhɪlpɔltˌʃtaɪ̯n|-|De-Hilpoltstein.ogg}}) is a town in [[Roth (district)|Roth]], in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]. It is 10 km southeast of [[Roth bei Nürnberg]] and 30 km south of [[Nuremberg]], close to the lake 'Rothsee. ==Annual Events== * Spring Concert of the town's brass band (April) * Medieval festival with knights tournament (May) * [[Challenge Roth]]: World's largest long-distance triathlon (July) * Burgfest - Popular folk fair with medieval pageant, flea market in the old town, beer tent, fireworks (1st weekend of August) * Kite festival (last weekend of September) * Christmas Market (1st weekend of the [[Advent]]) {{clear-left}} <gallery> Panorama Hilpoltstein.jpg|Panorama view of Hilpoltstein File:Hilpoltstein_An_der_Stadtmauer.jpg|City wall File:Hilpoltstein_Kirchenstr_6.jpg| File:Hilpoltstein_Kirchenstr_9.jpg| File:Hilpoltstein_Kirchenstr_22.jpg| File:Hilpoltstein_