Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊnˌziːdl̩] (
listen)) is the seat of the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel in northeast Bavaria, Germany.
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Location of Wunsiedel within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district  | |
| 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
Museum in Wunsiedel
A march to commemorate Rudolf Hess, organized by Neo-Nazis, Wunsiedel, 2004. The banner Märtyrer sterben nie translates to 'Martyrs never die'.
Wunsiedel (1911)
Wunsiedel Town hall
Wunsiedel, Jean Paul bust
Wunsiedel Spitalkirche (spital church)
Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel, Church of St. Veit and St. Martin, Ceiling fresco
Karl Ludwig Sand
Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
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
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- 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.