Zwiesel

Zwiesel, Czech: Svízel, is a town in Regen. The name of the town comes from the Bavarian word stem "zwisl" which refers to the form of a fork. The fork of the rivers Großer Regen and Kleiner Regen and the land that is between these two rivers were called Zwiesel.

Zwiesel
Town
The town of Zwiesel with the Church of Saint Nicholas
The town of Zwiesel with the Church of Saint Nicholas
Coat of arms of Zwiesel
Coat of arms
Location of Zwiesel within Regen district
Zwiesel is located in Germany
Zwiesel
Zwiesel
Zwiesel is located in Bavaria
Zwiesel
Zwiesel
Coordinates: 49°01′N 13°14′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionNiederbayern
DistrictRegen
Subdivisions8 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2016–22) Franz Xaver Steininger[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total41.14 km2 (15.88 sq mi)
Highest elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Lowest elevation
580 m (1,900 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,045
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94227
Dialling codes09922
Vehicle registrationREG
Websitewww.zwiesel.de

Geography

The town of Zwiesel is in an valley basin at the foot of the mountain range formed by the peaks of the Großer Arber (1,456 m), Großer Falkenstein (1,315 m) and Kiesruck (1,265 m), exactly at the spot where the two rivers, the Großer Regen and the Kleiner Regen join and form the Black Regen. It is 10 km to the north-east of the district town of Regen, 35 km from the town of Deggendorf, 30 km from the town of Grafenau and 15 km from the border crossing point at Bayerisch Eisenstein, entry point to the Czech Republic.

Division of the town

Zwiesel has 11 districts:

  • Ableg
  • Bärnzell
  • Glasberg
  • Griesbach
  • Innenried
  • Klautzenbach
  • Lichtenthal
  • Rabenstein
  • Theresienthal
  • Zwiesel
  • Zwieselberg

Twin towns

Since May 2006 the Glass town of Zwiesel has maintained an official town twinning with the port town of Brake (Lower Saxony) at the river Weser. Brake is about 800 km from Zwiesel.

Pictures
Town hall of Zwiesel
Zwiesel, former district court
School for glassmakers
Evangelic church, Zwiesel

References
  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .

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