Waldsassen
Town in Germany
Waldsassen is a town in Tirschenreuth in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria.
Waldsassen | |
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.jpg) Market square and basilica | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Waldsassen within Tirschenreuth district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°18′E / 50.000°N 12.300°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Tirschenreuth |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Bernd Sommer[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,628 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95652 |
| Dialling codes | 09632 |
| Vehicle registration | TIR |
| Website | www.waldsassen.de |
Geography
changeWaldsassen is the northernmost municipality of the Upper Palatinate. In the northeast, it borders the town of Cheb (Eger) in the Czech Republic. The historic tripoint of noble Altbayern, the Franconian lands of Bayreuth, and the Bohemian Egerland is near the village of Pechtnersreuth.
Twin towns and cities
changeWaldsassen is twinned with:
Marcoussis, France, since 1970
Pencoed, Wales, United Kingdom, since 1982
Notable people
change- Robert Köbler (1912–1970), pianist, organist and composer
- Matthias Hamann (born 1968), football player and manager
- Dietmar Hamann (born 1973), footballer
Sources
change- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
Other websites
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