Philippsreut

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Philippsreut
Municipality
Philippsreut as seen from the Haidel
Coat of arms
Location of Philippsreut within Freyung-Grafenau district
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Coordinates: 48°52′N 13°41′E / 48.867°N 13.683°E / 48.867; 13.683
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Freyung-Grafenau
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Helmut Knaus (FW)
Area
• Total	10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation	840–1,139 m (2,756–3,737 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	622
• Density	61.2/km2 (159/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	94158
Dialling codes	Philippsreut 08550/ Mitterfirmiansreut 08557/
Vehicle registration	FRG
Website	www.philippsreut.de

Philippsreut is a municipality in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the border with the Czech Republic.

The village was founded in 1692 by Johann Philipp von Lamberg, Bishop of Passau, originally under the name Kleinphilippsreut ("Small Philip's Glade"), which name lasted until 1936. In times of founding it used to be a drinking station on the middle branch of the so-called "Golden Trail" (German: Goldener Steig), an important medieval trade route connecting Bavaria and Bohemia. When trade on the Golden Trail gradually disappeared (during the first half of the 18th century), the village remained a poor mountainous settlement, whose inhabitants lived – like the other peoples in the Bavarian/Bohemian Forest – mainly from logging and glassmaking. Today, main source of livelihood is tourism.

Despite its small size and remote location, Philippsreut has good transport connections: here ends the Bundesstraße (federal highway) B12 and is continued on the Czech side by the silnice I/4 (road of 1st class) which heads towards Prague.

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