Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊnˌziːdl̩] ( listen)) is the seat of the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel in northeast Bavaria, Germany.
Coordinates: 50°1′N 12°1′E / 50.017°N 12.017°ECoordinates: 50°1′N 12°1′E / 50.017°N 12.017°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Upper Franconia |
District | Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Nicolas Lahovnik[1] (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 54.91 km2 (21.20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,172 |
• Density | 167.037/km2 (432.62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 95632 |
Vehicle registration | WUN |
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Geography
Wunsiedel is in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains in the valley of the Röslau at the foot of the Kösseine Plateau.
Incorporated villages
The town's borough has the following villages (year of incorporation in brackets):
Bernstein (1978), Breitenbrunn, Furthammer, Göpfersgrün, Göringsreuth, Hauenreuth, Hildenbach (1978), Hildenmühle, Holenbrunn (1978), Johanneszeche, Juliushammer, Klause, Kösseinehaus, Krohenhammer, Luisenburg, Schneckenhammer, Schneckenmühle, Schönbrunn (1975), Sinatengrün, Stemmasgrün, Stollenmühle, Valetsberg, Walkmühle, Wiesenmühle, Wintersberg, Wintersreuth.
Twin towns and cities
Wunsiedel is twinned with:
- Torbalı, Turkey, since 1980
- Mende, France, since 1980
- Schwarzenberg, Germany, since 1990
- Volterra, Italy, since 2006
- Ostrov, Czech Republic, since 2009
Wunsiedel Media
A march to commemorate Rudolf Hess, organized by Neo-Nazis, Wunsiedel, 2004. The banner Märtyrer sterben nie translates to 'Martyrs never die'.
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
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Sources
- Die Kunstdenkmäler von Oberfranken, Bd. 1: Landkreis Wunsiedel und Stadtkreis Marktredwitz. 1954. ISBN 978-3-486-41941-2
Other websites
Wikisource has original writing related to this article: |
- Town of Wunsiedel (in German)
- District of Wunsiedel (in German)
- Information at Bayern-Fichtelgebirge (in German)
- "Wunsiedel: History of the coat-of-arms" (in Deutsch). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.