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is a city in Gillespie County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,911 at the 2000 census, and 10,432 in the 2005 census estimate. It is the county seat of Gillespie County. The community of Luckenbach, immortalized in Country music, is near Fredericksburg.
Fredericksburg is located at (30.274058, -98.871822). This is about 63 miles (101 km) north of San Antonio and 67 miles (108 km) west of Austin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.2 km
Northern Gillespie County is home to one of the state's best-known geographical landmarks, Enchanted Rock. The Rock is a huge, pink granite exfoliation dome, that rises above ground, above sea level, and covers . It is one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formation uncovered by erosion) in the United States.