Religion
Werneck is predominantly Roman Catholic. The palace church was consecrated in 1745. The tithe barn (built in 1628) was converted into a church in 1856. There has been a parish since 1910; a new parish church was consecrated in 1967. The Church of St. Bartholomew in Zeuzleben was built in 1753–1754.
A Jewish congregation existed in Werneck from the 16th century until 1904.
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