Waldsassen
Waldsassen is a town in Tirschenreuth in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria.
.jpg) | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Waldsassen within Tirschenreuth district  | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/Germany" does not exist. | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°18′E / 50.000°N 12.300°ECoordinates: 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 (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,767 |
| • Density | 101.698/km2 (263.40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95652 |
| Vehicle registration | TIR |
| Website | www.waldsassen.de |
Geography
Waldsassen 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
Waldsassen is twinned with:
Marcoussis, France, since 1970
Pencoed, Wales, United Kingdom, since 1982
Notable people
- Robert Köbler (1912–1970), pianist, organist and composer
- Matthias Hamann (born 1968), football player and manager
- Dietmar Hamann (born 1973), footballer