Wunsiedel
municipality of Germany
Wunsiedel (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊnˌziːdl̩] (listen)) is the seat of the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel in northeast Bavaria, Germany.
Wunsiedel | |
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Coordinates: 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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,243 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 95632 |
Dialling codes | 09232 |
Vehicle registration | WUN |
Website | wunsiedel |
Geography
changeWunsiedel is in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains in the valley of the Röslau at the foot of the Kösseine Plateau.
Incorporated villages
changeThe 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
changeWunsiedel is twinned with:
- Torbalı, Turkey, since 1980
- Mende, France, since 1980
- Schwarzenberg, Germany, since 1990
- Volterra, Italy, since 2006
- Ostrov, Czech Republic, since 2009
References
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) .
Sources
change- Die Kunstdenkmäler von Oberfranken, Bd. 1: Landkreis Wunsiedel und Stadtkreis Marktredwitz. 1954. ISBN 978-3-486-41941-2
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Wunsiedel.
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 German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.