Waldsassen
Waldsassen is a town in Tirschenreuth in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria.
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.jpg.webp) Market square and basilica | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Waldsassen within Tirschenreuth district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°18′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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,628 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95652 |
| Dialling codes | 09632 |
| 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.
Waldsassen Basilica
Twin towns and cities
Waldsassen is twinned with:
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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
Sources
- 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) .
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waldsassen.
- Waldsassen Basilica: images Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Waldsassen town official website
- Waldsassen parish website
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