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Wunsiedel
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State: Bavaria
Capital:Wunsiedel
Adm. Region:Oberfranken
Area:606.40 km²
Inhabitants:83,899 (2003)
pop. density:138 inh./km²
Car identification:WUN
Homepage:http://www.landkreis-wunsiedel.de' class='external' title="http://www.landkreis-wunsiedel.de">landkreis-wunsiedel.de
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Wunsiedel is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tirschenreuth, Bayreuth, Hof, and to the west the Czech Karlovy Vary Region.

1 Geography

The district is located in the mountains of the Fichtelgebirge, with the highest elevation the 1051 m high Schneeberg. The rivers Ohre (German: Eger) originates in the district.

2 History

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


3 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.

4 Towns and municipalities

Towns Verwaltungsgemeinschaften free municipalities
  1. Arzberg
  2. Hohenberg ¹
  3. Kirchenlamitz
  4. Marktleuthen
  5. Marktredwitz
  6. Schönwald
  7. Selb
  8. Weißenstadt
  9. Wunsiedel

¹ administrated inside a
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft

  1. Schirnding
  2. Thiersheim
  3. Tröstau
  1. Röslau

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