Wunsiedel (district)

Wunsiedel
District
Flag of Wunsiedel
Flag
Coat of arms of Wunsiedel
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Franconia
CapitalWunsiedel
Government
 • District admin.Peter Berek (CSU)
Area
 • Total
606.40 km2 (234.13 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
71,972
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWUN, MAK, REH, SEL
Websitelandkreis-wunsiedel.de

Wunsiedel (German: Landkreis Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge) is a Landkreis (district) in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tirschenreuth, Bayreuth, Hof, and to the east the Czech Republic.

Geography

The district is located in the Fichtel Mountains, with the highest elevation being the 1,051 m high Schneeberg. The river Ohře originates in the district.

History

In the Bavarian communal reforms of 1972 the district was merged with the previously district-free cities Marktredwitz and Selb, as well as parts of the dissolved district of Rehau.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows an eagle in the bottom left as the symbol of the city Marktredwitz, and a deer antler to the right as the symbol of the city Selb. In the top are the black-and-white symbol of the Zollern dynasty. The coat of arms was granted in 1974.

Towns and municipalities

Martinlamitzer Forst-SüdMeierhöfer SeiteWeißenstadter Forst-SüdWeißenstadter Forst-NordTröstauer Forst-WestTröstauer Forst-OstNeubauer Forst-SüdKaiserhammer Forst-OstVordorfer ForstSelbSelbSelbHohenberg an der EgerHohenberg an der EgerMarktleuthenThiersteinSelbSelbWunsiedelWeißenstadtTröstauThiersheimSchönwaldSchirndingRöslauMarktredwitzKirchenlamitzHohenberg an der EgerHöchstädt im FichtelgebirgeArzbergBad AlexandersbadNagelCzech RepublicTirschenreuth (district)Bayreuth (district)Hof (district)Kaiserhammer Forst-Ost
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Arzberg
  2. Hohenberg an der Eger¹
  3. Kirchenlamitz
  4. Marktleuthen
  5. Marktredwitz
  6. Schönwald
  7. Selb
  8. Weißenstadt
  9. Wunsiedel
  1. Bad Alexandersbad¹
  2. Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge¹
  3. Nagel¹
  4. Röslau
  5. Schirnding¹
  6. Thiersheim¹
  7. Thierstein¹
  8. Tröstau¹

¹ administered inside a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
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